Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sri Lanka fits inside Brazil 130 times.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · Sri Lanka: 65,610 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 5.6 times as long as Sri Lanka’s.
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 1,340 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Brazil’s highest peak towers 470 m above Sri Lanka’s.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 2,524 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 9.8 times as many people as Sri Lanka.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Sri Lanka: 21.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Sri Lanka is 14 times as densely populated as Brazil.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Sri Lanka: 352 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 7.7 cm taller than in Sri Lanka.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 168.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Brazil are 6.5 cm taller than in Sri Lanka.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 155.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Brazil is 1.1 years older than in Sri Lanka.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 32.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sri Lanka have 0.3 more children on average than in Brazil.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.95 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
12% of people in Sri Lanka are 65 or older, versus 11% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 12.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Brazil has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sri Lanka 0.0.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Sri Lanka has 2 official languages, Brazil 1.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 21 times the size of Sri Lanka’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Sri Lanka: $109 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Brazil produces 37% more per person than Sri Lanka.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Sri Lanka: Int$17,065 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Sri Lanka (Gini 12.6 points higher).
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 37.7 (2019)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 4.0% in Sri Lanka.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Sri Lanka and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Sri Lanka’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Brazil spends 7.5 times as much on health per person as Sri Lanka.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Sri Lanka: $134 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Sri Lanka live 1.6 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Sri Lanka: 77.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sri Lanka.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 5.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Brazil has 2.1 times as many doctors per person as Sri Lanka.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 1.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 11% in Sri Lanka.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 11.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Sri Lanka smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Brazil rate their lives 2.62 points higher than in Sri Lanka.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4.01 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 4.2 times as much alcohol as in Sri Lanka.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 9 times as much meat per person as Sri Lanka.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Sri Lanka: 11.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 748 kcal more food per person per day than Sri Lanka.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,675 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sri Lanka put in 59 more hours a year than in Brazil.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,053 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Sri Lanka went to school 2.3 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Sri Lanka welcomed 2% more tourists per resident than Brazil (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.03 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 55% in Sri Lanka.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 55% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Sri Lanka and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 20% in Sri Lanka.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 20% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sri Lanka has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 19 times as long as Sri Lanka’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Sri Lanka: 1,562 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Brazil fly 2.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sri Lanka.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 0.18 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 34% of Sri Lanka.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · Sri Lanka: 34% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Brazil emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sri Lanka.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 62% in Sri Lanka.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 61.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sri Lanka carries 35% more fine dust than in Brazil.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.8 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Sri Lanka.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Sri Lanka: 3.3 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 37% deadlier than in Sri Lanka.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Sri Lanka: 11.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sri Lanka is on average 1.5 °C warmer than Brazil.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Sri Lanka gets 11% more rain than Brazil.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 1,839 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Sri Lanka?
Brazil is larger. Sri Lanka fits inside Brazil 130 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Sri Lanka?
Brazil has 9.8 times as many people as Sri Lanka (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Sri Lanka?
People in Sri Lanka live 1.6 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 77.7 in Sri Lanka.
Are people taller in Brazil or Sri Lanka?
Men in Brazil are 7.7 cm taller than in Sri Lanka (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
