Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Brazil 386 times.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · Israel: 22,070 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 27 times as long as Israel’s.
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Israel: 273 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Brazil’s highest peak towers 758 m above Israel’s.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 21 times as many people as Israel.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Israel: 10.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 18 times as densely populated as Brazil.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Israel: 468 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Israel and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Israel: 176 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Brazil and Israel are practically level.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Israel: 162.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Brazil is 4.8 years older than in Israel.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Israel: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 1.3 more children on average than in Brazil.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 11% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Israel: 12.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · Israel: 5.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Israel has 2 official languages, Brazil 1.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Israel: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 3.7 times the size of Israel’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Israel: $611 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 2.5 times as much per person as Brazil.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Israel: Int$59,717 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Israel (Gini 12 points higher).
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Israel: 38.3 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 3.5% in Israel.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Israel: 3.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.0%.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · Israel: 8.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Brazil’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Israel: 101% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 3.9 times as much on health per person as Brazil.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Israel: $3,928 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 7.2 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Israel: 83.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 4.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 61% more doctors per person than Brazil.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 23% in Israel.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Israel: 23.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Israel smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Israel: 21.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 0.55 points higher than in Brazil.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Israel: 7.19 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 2.5 times as much alcohol as in Israel.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Israel: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 4% more meat per person than Brazil.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Israel: 108.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 330 kcal more food per person per day than Brazil.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 104 more hours a year than in Israel.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Israel: 1,890 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 5.1 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Israel: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Israel welcomed 3 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Israel: 0.1 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Israel are online, versus 84% in Brazil.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Israel: 88% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Israel and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Israel: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 88% in Brazil.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Israel: 92% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Israel: 177 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 17 times as long as Israel’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Israel: 1,720 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 63% more passengers per resident than those from Brazil.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Israel: 0.73 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 6.5% of Israel.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · Israel: 6.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Israel: 5.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Israel: 16.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Israel carries 33% more fine dust than in Brazil.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 12 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Israel.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 3.7 times as deadly as in Israel.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 4.2 °C warmer than Israel.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 8.1 times as much rain as Israel.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Israel?
Brazil is larger. Israel fits inside Brazil 386 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Israel?
Brazil has 21 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Israel?
People in Israel live 7.2 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 83.2 in Israel.
Are people taller in Brazil or Israel?
Israel and Brazil are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
