Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Canada is 84% bigger than Brazil.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 27 times as long as Brazil’s.
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 2,965 m above Brazil’s.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 5.1 times as many people as Canada.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Canada: 41.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Brazil is 5.4 times as densely populated as Canada.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Canada: 5 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 3.0 cm taller than in Brazil.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Canada: 178.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 2.3 cm taller than in Brazil.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Canada: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 6.4 years older than in Brazil.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Canada: 40.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Brazil have 0.4 more children on average than in Canada.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 11% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Canada: 20.3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · Canada: 5.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Canada has 2 official languages, Brazil 1.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Canada: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 2% larger than Brazil’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 2.8 times as much per person as Brazil.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Canada: Int$66,746 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Canada (Gini 18.8 points higher).
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Canada: 31.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 6.0% in Brazil.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Canada: 6.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Canada and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · Canada: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Brazil’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Canada: 83% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 6.3 times as much on health per person as Brazil.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Canada: $6,378 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 6.1 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Canada: 82.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 2.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 20% more doctors per person than Brazil.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 27% in Canada.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Canada: 27.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in Brazil smoke, versus 11% in Canada.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Canada: 11.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 0.11 points higher than in Brazil.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Canada: 6.74 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 12% more alcohol than in Canada.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Canada: 9.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 10% more meat per person than Canada.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Canada: 94.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 167 kcal more food per person per day than Brazil.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 263 more hours a year than in Canada.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Canada: 1,731 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 5.4 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Canada: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada welcomed 15 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Canada: 0.48 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 84% in Brazil.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Canada: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Canada and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Canada: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 83% in Canada.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Canada: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Brazil has 102 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Canada: 94 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 61% longer than Brazil’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Canada: 48,150 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 4.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Brazil.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Canada: 2.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 39% of Canada.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · Canada: 39.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 5.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Canada: 13.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Canada.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Canada: 63.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Brazil carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Canada.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 9.7 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Canada.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Canada: 2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 3.3 times as deadly as in Canada.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 28.3 °C warmer than Canada.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 2.4 times as much rain as Canada.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Canada?
Canada is larger. Canada is 84% bigger than Brazil.
Which has more people, Brazil or Canada?
Brazil has 5.1 times as many people as Canada (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Canada?
People in Canada live 6.1 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 82.1 in Canada.
Are people taller in Brazil or Canada?
Men in Canada are 3.0 cm taller than in Brazil (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
