Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bolivia fits inside Brazil 7.7 times
Bolivia: 1,098,580 km² (2024) · Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Bolivia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Bolivia’s highest peak towers 3,548 m above Brazil’s
Bolivia: 6,542 m (2026 edition) · Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 36% of Bolivia, versus 28% of Brazil
Bolivia: 36.1% (2024) · Brazil: 28.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 17 times as many people as Bolivia
Bolivia: 12.6 million (2025) · Brazil: 213 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Brazil is 2.2 times as densely populated as Bolivia
Bolivia: 12 per km² (2025) · Brazil: 25 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 7.6 cm taller than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 168.1 cm (2019) · Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Brazil are 6.8 cm taller than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 155.6 cm (2019) · Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Brazil is 9.3 years older than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 24.7 years (2023) · Brazil: 33.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bolivia have 0.9 more children on average than in Brazil
Bolivia: 2.52 children per woman (2024) · Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in Bolivia
Bolivia: 5.7% (2025) · Brazil: 11.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Brazil hosts 14 times as many refugees per resident as Bolivia
Bolivia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Brazil: 1.3 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Brazil has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bolivia none
Bolivia: 0 (2026) · Brazil: 0.047 (2026)
How many official languages?
Bolivia has 4 official languages, Brazil 1
Bolivia: 4 (2026) · Brazil: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 35 times the size of Bolivia’s
Bolivia: $64.8 billion (2025) · Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Brazil produces 82% more per person than Bolivia
Bolivia: Int$12,873 (2025) · Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Bolivia (Gini 9.4 points higher)
Bolivia: 40.9 (2024) · Brazil: 50.3 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.0% of people in Brazil live on less than $3 a day, versus 2.1% in Bolivia
Bolivia: 2.1% (2024) · Brazil: 3% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 3.0% in Bolivia
Bolivia: 3% (2025) · Brazil: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Bolivia and Brazil are practically level
Bolivia: 1.2% (2025) · Brazil: 1.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Bolivia: no data · Brazil: 15.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Bolivia’s
Bolivia: 40% (2025) · Brazil: 46% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Brazil spends 4 times as much on health per person as Bolivia
Bolivia: $255 (2023) · Brazil: $1,010 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Brazil live 7.3 years longer than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 68.7 years (2024) · Brazil: 76 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bolivia is 15% more likely to die before turning one than in Brazil
Bolivia: 14.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Brazil has 84% more doctors per person than Bolivia
Bolivia: 1.3 per 1,000 (2021) · Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Brazil has 69% more hospital beds per person than Bolivia
Bolivia: 1.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Brazil: 2.5 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Brazil is 52% higher than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 5.8 per 100k (2023) · Brazil: 8.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 29% in Bolivia
Bolivia: 28.8% (2024) · Brazil: 30.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Bolivia and Brazil are practically level
Bolivia: 12.3% (2024) · Brazil: 11.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Brazil rate their lives 0.80 points higher than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 5.84 (2025) · Brazil: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Bolivia
Bolivia: 3.8 litres (2023) · Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 24% more meat per person than Bolivia
Bolivia: 84.4 kg (2023) · Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 1,050 kcal more food per person per day than Bolivia
Bolivia: 2,374 kcal (2023) · Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 26 more hours a year than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 1,968 hours (2023) · Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Bolivia went to school 1.6 years longer than in Brazil
Bolivia: 10 years (2023) · Brazil: 8.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Bolivia welcomed 88% more tourists per resident than Brazil (2019)
Bolivia: 0.06 (2022) · Brazil: 0.03 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Brazil has 19 more World Heritage sites than Bolivia (26 against 7)
Bolivia: 7 (2026) · Brazil: 26 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Brazil has won 171 Olympic medals, Bolivia none
Bolivia: 0 (2026 edition) · Brazil: 171 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 80% in Bolivia
Bolivia: 80% (2024) · Brazil: 84% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Brazil is 2.7 times as fast as in Bolivia
Bolivia: 109 Mbps (2026) · Brazil: 293 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Brazil have electricity, versus 97% in Bolivia
Bolivia: 96.6% (2024) · Brazil: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 72% in Bolivia
Bolivia: 72% (2025) · Brazil: 88% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Brazil has 102 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bolivia 98
Bolivia: 98 (2024) · Brazil: 102 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 7.5 times as long as Bolivia’s
Bolivia: 3,960 km (2019) · Brazil: 29,850 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Brazil and Bolivia are nearly identical here
Bolivia: 0.45 (2023) · Brazil: 0.45 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 50% of Bolivia
Bolivia: 50.2% (2024) · Brazil: 58.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Bolivia emits 2% more CO₂ than someone in Brazil
Bolivia: 2.3 t (2024) · Brazil: 2.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 36% in Bolivia
Bolivia: 36.1% (2025) · Brazil: 86.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bolivia carries 2.7 times as much fine dust as in Brazil
Bolivia: 40.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.4 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Bolivia
Bolivia: 4.4 per 100k (2023) · Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 15% deadlier than in Bolivia
Bolivia: 22.5 per 100k (2023) · Brazil: 25.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 4.5 °C warmer than Bolivia
Bolivia: 20.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 19% more rain than Bolivia
Bolivia: 1,390 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Bolivia bigger than Brazil?
Brazil is larger. Bolivia fits inside Brazil 7.7 times.
Which has more people, Bolivia or Brazil?
Brazil has 17 times as many people as Bolivia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bolivia or Brazil?
People in Brazil live 7.3 years longer than in Bolivia. Life expectancy at birth is 68.7 years in Bolivia and 76.0 in Brazil.
Are people taller in Bolivia or Brazil?
Men in Brazil are 7.6 cm taller than in Bolivia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).