Country profile
Brazil
Brazil ranks #7 of 215 for population, #99 of 209 for gdp per capita, #98 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
212M
people · 2024
Rank #7 of 215
Life expectancy
76
years · 2024
Rank #98 of 216
Poverty headcount
3%
% of population · 2024
Rank #93 of 186
Under-5 mortality
14.2
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #133 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
81.7%
% net enrollment · 2017
Rank #98 of 232
Tobacco use
12.2%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #117 of 163
Calorie supply
3,423
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #30 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
6,353,000
arrivals · 2019
Rank #32 of 203
GDP per capita
$10,311
current US$ · 2024
Rank #99 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
4.37
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #64 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
171
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #55 of 210
Forest area
59%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #32 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
12.2
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #194 of 248
Protected areas
29.4%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #32 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
2.28
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #123 of 210
Fertilizer use
285
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #10 of 194
Pesticide use
12.6
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #27 of 193
Cereal yield
5
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #45 of 182
Digital
Internet users
84.5%
% of population · 2024
Rank #89 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
24.1
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #93 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
102
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #164 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
99.8%
% of population · 2023
Rank #130 of 215
Renewable electricity output
77.4%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #37 of 257
Energy use per person
18,486
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #94 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.78
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #30 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Brazil; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield