Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Spain fits inside Brazil 17 times.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · Spain: 505,976 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 51% longer than Spain’s.
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Spain’s highest peak towers 724 m above Brazil’s.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 4.3 times as many people as Spain.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Spain is 3.9 times as densely populated as Brazil.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Spain and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Spain: 176.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Brazil and Spain are practically level.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Spain: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 11 years older than in Brazil.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Brazil have 0.5 more children on average than in Spain.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 11% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · Spain: 1.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Brazil and Spain are practically level.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 20% larger than Spain’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 2.6 times as much per person as Brazil.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Spain (Gini 16.9 points higher).
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 6.0% in Brazil.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Spain and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · Spain: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Brazil’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 3.1 times as much on health per person as Brazil.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 7.9 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Spain: 83.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 4.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 82% more doctors per person than Brazil.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 19% in Spain.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Brazil rate their lives 0.09 points higher than in Spain.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 16% more alcohol than in Brazil.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 4% more meat per person than Spain.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 46 kcal more food per person per day than Spain.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 356 more hours a year than in Spain.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Spain went to school 2.3 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 60 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Spain: 1.92 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 84% in Brazil.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Spain: 96% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Spain and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 81% in Spain.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 87% longer than Spain’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 4.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Brazil.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 37% of Spain.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · Spain: 37.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Spain.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Brazil carries 53% more fine dust than in Spain.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 28 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Spain.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 4.5 times as deadly as in Spain.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 10.5 °C warmer than Spain.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 2.5 times as much rain as Spain.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Spain?
Brazil is larger. Spain fits inside Brazil 17 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Spain?
Brazil has 4.3 times as many people as Spain (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Spain?
People in Spain live 7.9 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 83.9 in Spain.
Are people taller in Brazil or Spain?
Spain and Brazil are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
