Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
New Zealand fits inside Brazil 32 times.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · New Zealand: 267,710 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
New Zealand’s coastline is 2 times as long as Brazil’s.
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Brazil’s highest peak towers 2,964 m above New Zealand’s.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 40 times as many people as New Zealand.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Brazil is 26% more densely populated than New Zealand.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in New Zealand are 2.0 cm taller than in Brazil.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 177.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in New Zealand are 2.3 cm taller than in Brazil.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in New Zealand is 3.3 years older than in Brazil.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Brazil have 0.0 more children on average than in New Zealand.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 11% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · New Zealand: 17.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · New Zealand: 5.6 (2025)
How many official languages?
New Zealand has 3 official languages, Brazil 1.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · New Zealand: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 8.6 times the size of New Zealand’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · New Zealand: $264 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
New Zealand produces 2.4 times as much per person as Brazil.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · New Zealand: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 5.1% in New Zealand.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · New Zealand: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
New Zealand and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · New Zealand: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Brazil’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · New Zealand: 86% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
New Zealand spends 5 times as much on health per person as Brazil.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · New Zealand: $5,022 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in New Zealand live 6 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · New Zealand: 82 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 3.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in New Zealand.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
New Zealand has 53% more doctors per person than Brazil.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 31% in Brazil.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · New Zealand: 34.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in Brazil smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · New Zealand: 9.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in New Zealand rate their lives 0.36 points higher than in Brazil.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · New Zealand: 7.00 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 17% more alcohol than in New Zealand.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 31% more meat per person than New Zealand.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 302 kcal more food per person per day than New Zealand.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 286 more hours a year than in New Zealand.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in New Zealand went to school 4.5 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
New Zealand welcomed 19 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · New Zealand: 0.6 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 84% in Brazil.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · New Zealand: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
New Zealand and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · New Zealand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 84% in New Zealand.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · New Zealand: 84% (2025)
How many phones per person?
New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · New Zealand: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 7.2 times as long as New Zealand’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from New Zealand fly 6.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Brazil.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · New Zealand: 2.82 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 38% of New Zealand.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · New Zealand: 37.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in New Zealand emits 2.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 87% in Brazil.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · New Zealand: 88.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Brazil carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in New Zealand.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 13 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in New Zealand.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 2.4 times as deadly as in New Zealand.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 14.2 °C warmer than New Zealand.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 4% more rain than New Zealand.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than New Zealand?
Brazil is larger. New Zealand fits inside Brazil 32 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or New Zealand?
Brazil has 40 times as many people as New Zealand (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or New Zealand?
People in New Zealand live 6 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 82.0 in New Zealand.
Are people taller in Brazil or New Zealand?
Men in New Zealand are 2.0 cm taller than in Brazil (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
