Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ireland fits inside Brazil 121 times.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · Ireland: 70,280 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 5.2 times as long as Ireland’s.
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Brazil’s highest peak towers 1,953 m above Ireland’s.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 39 times as many people as Ireland.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Ireland: 5.48 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ireland is 3.1 times as densely populated as Brazil.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Ireland: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ireland are 3.3 cm taller than in Brazil.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Ireland: 179 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ireland are 2.1 cm taller than in Brazil.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Ireland: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ireland is 4.5 years older than in Brazil.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Ireland: 38.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Brazil have 0.1 more children on average than in Ireland.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Ireland are 65 or older, versus 11% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Ireland: 16.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · Ireland: 9.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ireland has 2 official languages, Brazil 1.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Ireland: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 3.2 times the size of Ireland’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Ireland: $722 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ireland produces 6.6 times as much per person as Brazil.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Ireland (Gini 21.3 points higher).
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Ireland: 29 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 4.6% in Ireland.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Ireland: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Brazil spends 1.0% of its GDP on the military, Ireland 0.2%.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · Ireland: 0.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Brazil’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Ireland: 85% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ireland spends 7.3 times as much on health per person as Brazil.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Ireland: $7,395 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Ireland live 7 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Ireland: 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 Ireland.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ireland has 64% more doctors per person than Brazil.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
Brazil and Ireland are practically level.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Ireland: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Ireland smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Ireland: 18.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ireland rate their lives 0.29 points higher than in Brazil.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Ireland: 6.93 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Brazil and Ireland are nearly identical here.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 6% more meat per person than Ireland.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ireland has 497 kcal more food per person per day than Brazil.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 340 more hours a year than in Ireland.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ireland went to school 3.3 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Ireland: 11.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ireland welcomed 69 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Ireland: 2.2 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 84% in Brazil.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Ireland: 97% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Ireland and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Ireland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 65% in Ireland.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Ireland: 65% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ireland has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Ireland: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 18 times as long as Ireland’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Ireland: 1,650 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ireland fly 78 times as many passengers per resident as those from Brazil.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Ireland: 35.11 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 12% of Ireland.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · Ireland: 11.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ireland emits 2.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Ireland: 6.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Ireland.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Ireland: 48.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Brazil carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Ireland.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 29 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Ireland.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 5.6 times as deadly as in Ireland.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Ireland: 2.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 15.0 °C warmer than Ireland.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 46% more rain than Ireland.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Ireland?
Brazil is larger. Ireland fits inside Brazil 121 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Ireland?
Brazil has 39 times as many people as Ireland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Ireland?
People in Ireland live 7 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 83.0 in Ireland.
Are people taller in Brazil or Ireland?
Men in Ireland are 3.3 cm taller than in Brazil (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
