Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Saudi Arabia fits inside Brazil 4 times.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 2.8 times as long as Saudi Arabia’s.
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Saudi Arabia and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 5.8 times as many people as Saudi Arabia.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Brazil is 48% more densely populated than Saudi Arabia.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 5.1 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 170.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Brazil are 3.6 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 158.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Brazil is 4.7 years older than in Saudi Arabia.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Saudi Arabia have 0.7 more children on average than in Brazil.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Brazil and Saudi Arabia are practically level.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Brazil and Saudi Arabia are practically level.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 79% larger than Saudi Arabia’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saudi Arabia produces 3.1 times as much per person as Brazil.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 3.0% in Saudi Arabia.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.0%.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Saudi Arabia’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Brazil’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Saudi Arabia spends 81% more on health per person than Brazil.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Saudi Arabia live 3 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 79 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 2.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Saudi Arabia.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Saudi Arabia has 45% more doctors per person than Brazil.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 31% in Brazil.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
15% of adults in Saudi Arabia smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 0.18 points higher than in Brazil.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 80% more meat per person than Saudi Arabia.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Saudi Arabia has 236 kcal more food per person per day than Brazil.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 131 more hours a year than in Brazil.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 3.2 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Saudi Arabia welcomed 26 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 84% in Brazil.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Saudi Arabia and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 85% in Saudi Arabia.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 10 times as long as Saudi Arabia’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 2.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Brazil.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 8.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Saudi Arabia carries 3.3 times as much fine dust as in Brazil.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 21 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Saudi Arabia.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Saudi Arabia are 18% deadlier than in Brazil.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Saudi Arabia is on average 1.5 °C warmer than Brazil.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 27 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Saudi Arabia?
Brazil is larger. Saudi Arabia fits inside Brazil 4 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Saudi Arabia?
Brazil has 5.8 times as many people as Saudi Arabia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Saudi Arabia?
People in Saudi Arabia live 3 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 79.0 in Saudi Arabia.
Are people taller in Brazil or Saudi Arabia?
Men in Brazil are 5.1 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).