Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Poland fits inside Brazil 27 times.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · Poland: 313,930 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 17 times as long as Poland’s.
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Brazil’s highest peak towers 495 m above Poland’s.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 5.8 times as many people as Poland.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Poland is 4.7 times as densely populated as Brazil.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Poland are 5.0 cm taller than in Brazil.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Poland: 180.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Poland are 3.4 cm taller than in Brazil.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Poland: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Poland is 7.4 years older than in Brazil.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Brazil have 0.5 more children on average than in Poland.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Poland are 65 or older, versus 11% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · Poland: 7.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Brazil and Poland are practically level.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Poland’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Poland produces 2.3 times as much per person as Brazil.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Poland (Gini 21.8 points higher).
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 3.0% in Poland.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Poland spends 4.2% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.0%.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · Poland: 4.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Poland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Brazil’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Poland spends 2 times as much on health per person as Brazil.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Poland live 2.4 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Poland: 78.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 3.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Poland.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Poland has 71% more doctors per person than Brazil.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 26% in Poland.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Poland smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Poland rate their lives 0.13 points higher than in Brazil.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Poland drink 11% more alcohol than in Brazil.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 26% more meat per person than Poland.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Poland has 307 kcal more food per person per day than Brazil.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 187 more hours a year than in Poland.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Poland went to school 4.8 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Poland welcomed 17 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Poland: 0.54 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Poland are online, versus 84% in Brazil.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Poland and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Poland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 60% in Poland.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 60% longer than Poland’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Brazil fly 86% more passengers per resident than those from Poland.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 31% of Poland.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · Poland: 31.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Poland emits 3.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 32% in Poland.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Poland carries 2% more fine dust than in Brazil.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 24 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Poland.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 2.4 times as deadly as in Poland.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Poland: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 15.6 °C warmer than Poland.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 2.2 times as much rain as Poland.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Poland?
Brazil is larger. Poland fits inside Brazil 27 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Poland?
Brazil has 5.8 times as many people as Poland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Poland?
People in Poland live 2.4 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 78.4 in Poland.
Are people taller in Brazil or Poland?
Men in Poland are 5.0 cm taller than in Brazil (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
