Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Germany fits inside Brazil 24 times.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · Germany: 357,680 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 3.1 times as long as Germany’s.
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Brazil’s highest peak towers 31 m above Germany’s.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 2.5 times as many people as Germany.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Germany: 83.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Germany is 9.4 times as densely populated as Brazil.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Germany: 239 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Germany are 4.6 cm taller than in Brazil.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Germany: 180.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Germany are 3.8 cm taller than in Brazil.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Germany: 166.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Germany is 11 years older than in Brazil.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Germany: 45.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Brazil have 0.3 more children on average than in Germany.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Germany are 65 or older, versus 11% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Germany: 23.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Germany has produced 10.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · Germany: 10.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Brazil and Germany are practically level.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Germany: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Germany’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Brazil’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Germany produces 3.2 times as much per person as Brazil.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Germany: Int$75,407 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Germany (Gini 16.6 points higher).
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Germany: 33.7 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 3.7% in Germany.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Germany: 3.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Germany spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.0%.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · Germany: 1.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Germany’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Brazil’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Germany: 80% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Germany spends 6.8 times as much on health per person as Brazil.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Germany: $6,849 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Germany live 4.8 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Germany: 80.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Germany.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Germany has 92% more doctors per person than Brazil.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 24% in Germany.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Germany: 24.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Germany smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Germany: 22% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Germany rate their lives 0.25 points higher than in Brazil.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Germany: 6.88 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Germany drink 5% more alcohol than in Brazil.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Germany: 10.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 48% more meat per person than Germany.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Germany: 70.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Germany has 111 kcal more food per person per day than Brazil.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 658 more hours a year than in Germany.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Germany: 1,335 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Germany went to school 5.9 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Germany: 14.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Germany welcomed 14 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Germany: 0.45 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Germany are online, versus 84% in Brazil.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Germany: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Germany and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Germany: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 82% in Germany.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Germany: 82% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Germany has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Germany: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Germany’s railway network is 12% longer than Brazil’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Germany: 33,401 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Germany fly 2.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Brazil.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Germany: 0.96 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 33% of Germany.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · Germany: 32.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Germany emits 3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Germany: 6.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 59% in Germany.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Germany: 59.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Brazil carries 68% more fine dust than in Germany.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 21 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Germany.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Germany: 0.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 4.8 times as deadly as in Germany.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Germany: 3.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 15.0 °C warmer than Germany.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 91% more rain than Germany.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Germany: 871 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Germany?
Brazil is larger. Germany fits inside Brazil 24 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Germany?
Brazil has 2.5 times as many people as Germany (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Germany?
People in Germany live 4.8 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 80.8 in Germany.
Are people taller in Brazil or Germany?
Men in Germany are 4.6 cm taller than in Brazil (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
