Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
France fits inside Brazil 14 times.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · France: 606,410 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 54% longer than France’s.
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · France: 4,853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
France’s highest peak towers 1,816 m above Brazil’s.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · France: 4,810 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 3.1 times as many people as France.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · France: 68.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
France is 5 times as densely populated as Brazil.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · France: 128 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in France are 2.9 cm taller than in Brazil.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · France: 178.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in France are 2.1 cm taller than in Brazil.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · France: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in France is 7.9 years older than in Brazil.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · France: 41.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Brazil and France are practically level.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · France: 1.61 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
23% of people in France are 65 or older, versus 11% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · France: 22.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
France has produced 9.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · France: 9.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Brazil and France are practically level.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · France: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
France’s economy is 48% larger than Brazil’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · France: $3.37 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
France produces 2.7 times as much per person as Brazil.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · France: Int$63,975 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in France (Gini 18.5 points higher).
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · France: 31.8 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in France, versus 6.0% in Brazil.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · France: 7.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
France spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.0%.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · France: 2.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
France’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Brazil’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · France: 77% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
France spends 5.3 times as much on health per person as Brazil.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · France: $5,327 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in France live 7 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · France: 83 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 3.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in France.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · France: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
France has 39% more doctors per person than Brazil.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · France: 3.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 13% in France.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · France: 12.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
34% of adults in France smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · France: 33.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Brazil rate their lives 0.05 points higher than in France.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · France: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in France drink 8% more alcohol than in Brazil.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · France: 11.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 30% more meat per person than France.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · France: 80.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
France has 66 kcal more food per person per day than Brazil.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · France: 3,490 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 507 more hours a year than in France.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · France: 1,487 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in France went to school 3.3 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · France: 11.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
France welcomed 42 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · France: 1.35 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in France are online, versus 84% in Brazil.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · France: 89% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
France and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · France: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 79% in France.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · France: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
France has 117 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · France: 117 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 8% longer than France’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · France: 27,716 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from France fly 2.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Brazil.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · France: 0.94 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 32% of France.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · France: 32.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in France emits 74% more CO₂ than someone in Brazil.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · France: 4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in France.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · France: 26.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Brazil carries 72% more fine dust than in France.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · France: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 14 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in France.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · France: 1.3 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 3.3 times as deadly as in France.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · France: 4.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 11.2 °C warmer than France.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · France: 14.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 43% more rain than France.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · France: 1,158 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than France?
Brazil is larger. France fits inside Brazil 14 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or France?
Brazil has 3.1 times as many people as France (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or France?
People in France live 7 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 83.0 in France.
Are people taller in Brazil or France?
Men in France are 2.9 cm taller than in Brazil (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
