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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Bolivia: 0 (2025) · Brazil: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Bolivia has 4 official languages, Brazil 1.

Bolivia: 4 (2026) · Brazil: 1 (2026)

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 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: 1.4% (2024) · Brazil: 1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Bolivia’s.

Bolivia: 40% (2025) · Brazil: 46% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 80% in Bolivia.

Bolivia: 80% (2024) · Brazil: 84% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 46% of Bolivia.

Bolivia: 46.3% (2023) · Brazil: 59% (2023)

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)

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 Bolivia are 12% deadlier than in Brazil.

Bolivia: 17.6 per 100k (2021) · Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021)

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)