Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
India fits inside Brazil 2.6 times
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2024) · India: 3,287,260 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 7% longer than India’s
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · India: 7,000 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 5,592 m above Brazil’s
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · India: 8,586 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 28% of Brazil
Brazil: 28.4% (2024) · India: 59.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 6.9 times as many people as Brazil
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · India: 1.46 billion (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 19 times as densely populated as Brazil
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · India: 492 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 9.2 cm taller than in India
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · India: 166.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Brazil are 7.2 cm taller than in India
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · India: 155.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Brazil is 5.9 years older than in India
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · India: 28.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.3 more children on average than in Brazil
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · India: 1.96 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 7.4% in India
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · India: 7.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Brazil hosts 8 times as many refugees per resident as India
Brazil: 1.3 per 1,000 (2025) · India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
India has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0
Brazil: 0.047 (2026) · India: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Brazil 1
Brazil: 1 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 74% larger than Brazil’s
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · India: $3.96 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Brazil produces 2 times as much per person as India
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · India: Int$11,748 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in India (Gini 27.3 points higher)
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · India: 23 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Brazil and India are practically level
Brazil: 3% (2024) · India: 2.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 4.2% in India
Brazil: 6% (2025) · India: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.1%
Brazil: 1.1% (2025) · India: 2.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Brazil’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
Brazil: 15.4% (2024) · India: 6.9% (2022)
How expensive is it?
Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 2× India’s
Brazil: 46% (2025) · India: 23% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Brazil spends 12 times as much on health per person as India
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · India: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Brazil live 3.8 years longer than in India
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · India: 72.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 89% more likely to die before turning one than in Brazil
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Brazil has 3.3 times as many doctors per person as India
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
Brazil has 58% more hospital beds per person than India
Brazil: 2.5 per 1,000 (2021) · India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 74% higher than in Brazil
Brazil: 8.8 per 100k (2023) · India: 15.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 8.0% in India
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · India: 8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 12% in Brazil
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · India: 22.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Brazil rate their lives 2.10 points higher than in India
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · India: 4.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 2 times as much alcohol as in India
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · India: 5.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 13 times as much meat per person as India
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · India: 8.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 755 kcal more food per person per day than India
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · India: 2,669 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 389 more hours a year than in Brazil
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · India: 2,383 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Brazil went to school 1.5 years longer than in India
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · India: 6.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Brazil welcomed 4.7 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · India: 0.01 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 19 more World Heritage sites than Brazil (45 against 26)
Brazil: 26 (2026) · India: 45 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Brazil has won 171 Olympic medals, India 41
Brazil: 171 (2026 edition) · India: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 70% in India
Brazil: 84% (2024) · India: 70% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Brazil is 3.2 times as fast as in India
Brazil: 293 Mbps (2026) · India: 91 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
India and Brazil are practically level
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · India: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 36% in India
Brazil: 88% (2025) · India: 36% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Brazil has 102 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
Brazil: 102 (2024) · India: 79 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 2.3 times as long as Brazil’s
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · India: 68,103 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Brazil fly 3.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from India
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · India: 0.12 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 24% of India
Brazil: 58.5% (2024) · India: 24.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Brazil emits 4% more CO₂ than someone in India
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · India: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · India: 24.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in Brazil
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.8 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in India
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · India: 2.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 2% deadlier than in India
Brazil: 25.9 per 100k (2023) · India: 25.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 0.8 °C warmer than India
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 31% more rain than India
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than India?
Brazil is larger. India fits inside Brazil 2.6 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or India?
India has 6.9 times as many people as Brazil (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or India?
People in Brazil live 3.8 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 72.2 in India.
Are people taller in Brazil or India?
Men in Brazil are 9.2 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
