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Brazil

Federative Republic of Brazil

Capital
Brasília
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Income group
Upper middle income
Population
212.8M (2025)
Area
8,515,767 km²
Currency
Brazilian real (BRL)
Data refreshed 11 Sep 2026Updated 7 h ago92 % coverage · 232 indicators
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At a glance

Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.

Population
7th of 218 · 1st in Latin America
GDP
11th of 187 · 1st in Latin America
GDP per capita
81st of 187 · 19th in Latin America
GDP growth
127th of 187 · 22nd in Latin America
Inflation
136th of 177 · 25th in Latin America
Unemployment
112th of 185 · 15th in Latin America
Life expectancy
99th of 217 · 21st in Latin America
Median age
89th of 216 · 20th in Latin America
Gross debt / GDP
150th of 179 · 28th in Latin America
CO₂ per capita
91st of 212 · 13th in Latin America
Renewable electricity
11th of 90 · 4th in Latin America
Internet users
81st of 182 · 8th in Latin America

What changed in Brazil

Statistically notable movements in the latest data.

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Countries similar to Brazil

Nearest peers by standardised distance on the selected dimension.

  1. 1Colombia77
  2. 2Ecuador67
  3. 3Türkiye64
  4. 4Peru63
  5. 5Argentina63
  6. 6Chile62
  7. 7Uruguay62
  8. 8United Kingdom60

Country DNA

Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.

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Key facts

Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.

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Borders: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

Languages: Portuguese

Timeline

Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.

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Explore Brazil by topic

19 topics · 266 indicators with data.