Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sweden fits inside Brazil 16 times.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · Sweden: 528,660 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 2.3 times as long as Sweden’s.
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Brazil’s highest peak towers 894 m above Sweden’s.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 20 times as many people as Sweden.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Sweden: 10.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Sweden is 2% more densely populated than Brazil.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Sweden: 26 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sweden are 4.7 cm taller than in Brazil.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Sweden: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sweden are 4.3 cm taller than in Brazil.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Sweden: 166.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Sweden is 6 years older than in Brazil.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Sweden: 39.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Brazil have 0.2 more children on average than in Sweden.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 11% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Sweden: 20.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · Sweden: 28.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Brazil and Sweden are practically level.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Sweden: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 3.4 times the size of Sweden’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Sweden: $669 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Sweden produces 3.1 times as much per person as Brazil.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Sweden (Gini 21 points higher).
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Sweden: 29.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.7% in Sweden, versus 6.0% in Brazil.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Sweden: 8.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Sweden spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.0%.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · Sweden: 2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Brazil’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Sweden spends 6.4 times as much on health per person as Brazil.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Sweden: $6,485 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Sweden live 8 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Sweden: 84.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 6.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Sweden has 87% more doctors per person than Brazil.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 19% in Sweden.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Sweden: 18.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in Sweden smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Sweden: 20.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Sweden rate their lives 0.62 points higher than in Brazil.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Sweden: 7.26 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 19% more alcohol than in Sweden.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 53% more meat per person than Sweden.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 57 kcal more food per person per day than Sweden.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 562 more hours a year than in Sweden.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Sweden went to school 4.3 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Sweden welcomed 20 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Sweden: 0.63 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 84% in Brazil.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Sweden: 96% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
Sweden and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Sweden: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 88% in Brazil.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Sweden: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Sweden: 141 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 3.1 times as long as Sweden’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Sweden: 9,714 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sweden fly 4.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Brazil.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Sweden: 1.85 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 59% of Brazil.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · Sweden: 68.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Sweden emits 58% more CO₂ than someone in Brazil.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Sweden: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 71% in Sweden.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Sweden: 71.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Brazil carries 2.7 times as much fine dust as in Sweden.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 17 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Sweden.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 7.5 times as deadly as in Sweden.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 21.0 °C warmer than Sweden.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 2.1 times as much rain as Sweden.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Sweden?
Brazil is larger. Sweden fits inside Brazil 16 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Sweden?
Brazil has 20 times as many people as Sweden (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Sweden?
People in Sweden live 8 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 84.1 in Sweden.
Are people taller in Brazil or Sweden?
Men in Sweden are 4.7 cm taller than in Brazil (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
