Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland fits inside Brazil 25 times.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · Finland: 338,480 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 6 times as long as Finland’s.
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Brazil’s highest peak towers 1,666 m above Finland’s.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 38 times as many people as Finland.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Finland: 5.65 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Brazil is 37% more densely populated than Finland.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Finland: 19 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 4.8 cm taller than in Brazil.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Finland: 180.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 4.1 cm taller than in Brazil.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Finland: 166.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 8.8 years older than in Brazil.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Finland: 42.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Brazil have 0.4 more children on average than in Finland.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 11% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Finland: 24.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · Finland: 8.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Finland has 2 official languages, Brazil 1.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Finland: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 7.2 times the size of Finland’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Finland: $317 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 2.8 times as much per person as Brazil.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Finland: Int$65,885 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Finland (Gini 22.9 points higher).
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Finland: 27.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 6.0% in Brazil.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Finland: 9.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Finland spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.0%.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · Finland: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Brazil’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Finland: 85% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 5.5 times as much on health per person as Brazil.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Finland: $5,515 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 6.3 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Finland: 82.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 6.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 53% more doctors per person than Brazil.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 26% in Finland.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Finland: 26.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Finland smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Finland: 21.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 1.13 points higher than in Brazil.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Finland: 7.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 10% more alcohol than in Finland.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Finland: 9.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 51% more meat per person than Finland.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Finland: 69.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 78 kcal more food per person per day than Finland.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 497 more hours a year than in Finland.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Finland: 1,497 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 4.6 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Finland: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland welcomed 25 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Finland: 0.8 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 84% in Brazil.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Finland: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Finland and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Finland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 75% in Finland.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Finland: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Finland: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 5 times as long as Finland’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Finland: 5,918 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 4.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Brazil.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Finland: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 59% of Brazil.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · Finland: 73.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Finland: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Finland.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Finland: 56.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Brazil carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Finland.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 20 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Finland.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Finland: 1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 3.7 times as deadly as in Finland.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 21.7 °C warmer than Finland.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 2.2 times as much rain as Finland.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Finland?
Brazil is larger. Finland fits inside Brazil 25 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Finland?
Brazil has 38 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Finland?
People in Finland live 6.3 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 82.3 in Finland.
Are people taller in Brazil or Finland?
Men in Finland are 4.8 cm taller than in Brazil (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
