How much coast is there?

Australia’s coastline is 3.4 times as long as Brazil’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Brazil’s highest peak towers 766 m above Australia’s.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Brazil has 7.7 times as many people as Australia.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Brazil: 213 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Brazil is 7.1 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Brazil: 25 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Australia is 3.8 years older than in Brazil.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Brazil: 33.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Brazil have 0.1 more children on average than in Australia.

Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 11% in Brazil.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Brazil: 11.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Brazil: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Australia and Brazil are practically level.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Brazil: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Brazil’s economy is 27% larger than Australia’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Australia produces 3.1 times as much per person as Brazil.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Australia (Gini 16.5 points higher).

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Brazil: 50.3 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 4.1% in Australia.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Brazil: 6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Australia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.0%.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Brazil: 1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Brazil’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Brazil: 46% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 6.9 times as much on health per person as Brazil.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Brazil: $1,010 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Brazil is 4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Australia has 73% more doctors per person than Brazil.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 31% in Brazil.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Brazil: 30.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Brazil and Australia are practically level.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Brazil: 11.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Australia rate their lives 0.28 points higher than in Brazil.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Brazil: 6.63 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Australia drink 1% more alcohol than in Brazil.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 12% more meat per person than Brazil.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Australia has 138 kcal more food per person per day than Brazil.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Brazil put in 383 more hours a year than in Australia.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Australia went to school 4.4 years longer than in Brazil.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Brazil: 8.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Brazil: 0.03 (2024)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Australia are online, versus 84% in Brazil.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Brazil: 84% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Australia and Brazil are practically level.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Brazil: 99.8% (2024)

How many live in cities?

Brazil and Australia are practically level.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Brazil: 88% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Australia has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Brazil: 102 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Australia’s railway network is 9% longer than Brazil’s.

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Brazil: 29,850 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 5.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Brazil.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Brazil: 0.45 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 17% of Australia.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Brazil: 59% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 6.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Brazil: 2.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Brazil: 86.6% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Brazil carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 23 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Australia.

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Brazil are 3.5 times as deadly as in Australia.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Brazil is on average 2.8 °C warmer than Australia.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Brazil gets 3.7 times as much rain as Australia.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg)