Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Italy fits inside Brazil 28 times
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2024) · Italy: 302,070 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Italy’s coastline is 1% longer than Brazil’s
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Italy’s highest peak towers 1,754 m above Brazil’s
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 44% of Italy, versus 28% of Brazil
Brazil: 28.4% (2024) · Italy: 43.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 3.6 times as many people as Italy
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Italy: 58.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Italy is 7.8 times as densely populated as Brazil
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Italy: 199 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 1.3 cm taller than in Italy
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Italy: 174.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Brazil and Italy are practically level
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Italy: 161.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Italy is 14 years older than in Brazil
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Italy: 47.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Brazil have 0.4 more children on average than in Italy
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 11% in Brazil
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Italy: 25.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Italy hosts 2.5 times as many refugees per resident as Brazil
Brazil: 1.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Italy: 3.3 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0
Brazil: 0.047 (2026) · Italy: 3.4 (2026)
How many official languages?
Brazil and Italy are practically level
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Italy: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Italy’s economy is 12% larger than Brazil’s
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Italy produces 2.7 times as much per person as Brazil
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Italy: Int$62,803 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Italy (Gini 16 points higher)
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Italy: 34.3 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.0% of people in Brazil live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.9% in Italy
Brazil: 3% (2024) · Italy: 0.9% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Italy and Brazil are practically level
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Italy: 6.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Italy spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.1%
Brazil: 1.1% (2025) · Italy: 1.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Italy’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Brazil’s 15%
Brazil: 15.4% (2024) · Italy: 25.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Brazil’s
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Italy: 69% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Italy spends 3.4 times as much on health per person as Brazil
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Italy: $3,398 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Italy live 7.9 years longer than in Brazil
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Italy: 84 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 5.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Italy has 78% more doctors per person than Brazil
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Italy has 21% more hospital beds per person than Brazil
Brazil: 2.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Italy: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Brazil is 54% higher than in Italy
Brazil: 8.8 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 5.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 18% in Italy
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Italy: 17.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Italy smoke, versus 12% in Brazil
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Italy: 22.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Brazil rate their lives 0.06 points higher than in Italy
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Italy: 6.57 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 23% more alcohol than in Italy
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Italy: 8.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 47% more meat per person than Italy
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Italy: 71.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Italy has 329 kcal more food per person per day than Brazil
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 292 more hours a year than in Italy
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Italy: 1,701 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Italy went to school 2.4 years longer than in Brazil
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Italy: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Italy welcomed 31 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019)
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Italy: 0.98 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Italy has 36 more World Heritage sites than Brazil (62 against 26)
Brazil: 26 (2026) · Italy: 62 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Italy has won 829 Olympic medals, Brazil 171
Brazil: 171 (2026 edition) · Italy: 829 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Italy are online, versus 84% in Brazil
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Italy: 89% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Brazil is 7% faster than in Italy
Brazil: 293 Mbps (2026) · Italy: 274 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Italy and Brazil are practically level
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Italy: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 70% in Italy
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Italy: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Italy: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 72% longer than Italy’s
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Italy: 17,305 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Brazil fly 30% more passengers per resident than those from Italy
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Italy: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 32% of Italy
Brazil: 58.5% (2024) · Italy: 31.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Italy emits 2.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Italy: 5.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 49% in Italy
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Italy: 48.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
Brazil and Italy are nearly identical here
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 34 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Italy
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 3 times as deadly as in Italy
Brazil: 25.9 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 8.5 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 11.4 °C warmer than Italy
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 61% more rain than Italy
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Italy?
Brazil is larger. Italy fits inside Brazil 28 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Italy?
Brazil has 3.6 times as many people as Italy (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Italy?
People in Italy live 7.9 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 84.0 in Italy.
Are people taller in Brazil or Italy?
Men in Brazil are 1.3 cm taller than in Italy (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
