Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Portugal fits inside Brazil 92 times
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2024) · Portugal: 92,230 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 4.2 times as long as Portugal’s
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Portugal: 1,793 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Brazil’s highest peak towers 643 m above Portugal’s
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Portugal: 2,351 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 41% of Portugal, versus 28% of Brazil
Brazil: 28.4% (2024) · Portugal: 41.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 20 times as many people as Portugal
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Portugal: 10.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Portugal is 4.6 times as densely populated as Brazil
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Portugal: 118 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 1.4 cm taller than in Portugal
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Portugal: 174.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Brazil are 1.2 cm taller than in Portugal
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Portugal: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Portugal is 12 years older than in Brazil
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Portugal: 46.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Brazil have 0.2 more children on average than in Portugal
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Portugal: 1.41 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Portugal are 65 or older, versus 11% in Brazil
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Portugal: 24.9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Portugal hosts 5 times as many refugees per resident as Brazil
Brazil: 1.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Portugal: 6.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Portugal has produced 1.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0
Brazil: 0.047 (2026) · Portugal: 1.9 (2026)
How many official languages?
Brazil and Portugal are practically level
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Portugal: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 6.6 times the size of Portugal’s
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Portugal: $347 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Portugal produces 2.3 times as much per person as Brazil
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Portugal: Int$53,146 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Portugal (Gini 16.4 points higher)
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Portugal: 33.9 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.0% of people in Brazil live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Portugal
Brazil: 3% (2024) · Portugal: 0.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Portugal and Brazil are practically level
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Portugal: 6.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Portugal spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.1%
Brazil: 1.1% (2025) · Portugal: 1.7% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Portugal’s central government collects 22% of GDP in tax, Brazil’s 15%
Brazil: 15.4% (2024) · Portugal: 22.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Portugal’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Brazil’s
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Portugal: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Portugal spends 2.9 times as much on health per person as Brazil
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Portugal: $2,971 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Portugal live 6.4 years longer than in Brazil
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Portugal: 82.4 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 Portugal
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Portugal: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Portugal has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as Brazil
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Portugal: 5.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Portugal has 38% more hospital beds per person than Brazil
Brazil: 2.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Portugal: 3.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Brazil is 2% higher than in Portugal
Brazil: 8.8 per 100k (2023) · Portugal: 8.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 23% in Portugal
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Portugal: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
29% of adults in Portugal smoke, versus 12% in Brazil
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Portugal: 28.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Brazil rate their lives 0.61 points higher than in Portugal
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Portugal: 6.03 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Portugal drink 33% more alcohol than in Brazil
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Portugal: 13.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 5% more meat per person than Portugal
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Portugal: 99.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Portugal has 129 kcal more food per person per day than Brazil
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Portugal: 3,553 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 259 more hours a year than in Portugal
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Portugal: 1,735 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Portugal went to school 1.3 years longer than in Brazil
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Portugal: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Portugal welcomed 85 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019)
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Portugal: 2.71 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Brazil has 9 more World Heritage sites than Portugal (26 against 17)
Brazil: 26 (2026) · Portugal: 17 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Brazil has won 171 Olympic medals, Portugal 32
Brazil: 171 (2026 edition) · Portugal: 32 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Portugal are online, versus 84% in Brazil
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Portugal: 88% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Portugal is 13% faster than in Brazil
Brazil: 293 Mbps (2026) · Portugal: 330 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Portugal and Brazil are practically level
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Portugal: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 61% in Portugal
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Portugal: 61% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Portugal has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Portugal: 124 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 12 times as long as Portugal’s
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Portugal: 2,527 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Portugal fly 3.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Brazil
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Portugal: 1.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 37% of Portugal
Brazil: 58.5% (2024) · Portugal: 36.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Portugal emits 50% more CO₂ than someone in Brazil
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Portugal: 3.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 81% in Portugal
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Portugal: 81% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Brazil carries 46% more fine dust than in Portugal
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Portugal: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 27 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Portugal
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Portugal: 0.7 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 2.4 times as deadly as in Portugal
Brazil: 25.9 per 100k (2023) · Portugal: 11 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 9.4 °C warmer than Portugal
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 15.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 2.1 times as much rain as Portugal
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 777 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Portugal?
Brazil is larger. Portugal fits inside Brazil 92 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Portugal?
Brazil has 20 times as many people as Portugal (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Portugal?
People in Portugal live 6.4 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 82.4 in Portugal.
Are people taller in Brazil or Portugal?
Men in Brazil are 1.4 cm taller than in Portugal (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
