Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Türkiye fits inside Brazil 11 times.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · Türkiye: 785,350 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 4% longer than Türkiye’s.
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Türkiye’s highest peak towers 2,143 m above Brazil’s.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 2.5 times as many people as Türkiye.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Türkiye is 4.4 times as densely populated as Brazil.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Türkiye and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Brazil and Türkiye are practically level.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 161.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Brazil is 1.4 years older than in Türkiye.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Brazil have 0.1 more children on average than in Türkiye.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 11% in Türkiye.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Türkiye has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2025)
How many official languages?
Brazil and Türkiye are practically level.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 43% larger than Türkiye’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Türkiye produces 93% more per person than Brazil.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Türkiye (Gini 6.6 points higher).
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 6.0% in Brazil.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Türkiye spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.0%.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Türkiye’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Brazil spends 84% more on health per person than Türkiye.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Türkiye live 1.4 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Türkiye: 77.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 54% more likely to die before turning one than in Türkiye.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Brazil has 5% more doctors per person than Türkiye.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
Brazil and Türkiye are practically level.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Brazil rate their lives 1.33 points higher than in Türkiye.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 4.7 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Türkiye.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Türkiye has 469 kcal more food per person per day than Brazil.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 246 more hours a year than in Türkiye.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Türkiye went to school 0.56 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Türkiye welcomed 19 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Türkiye are online, versus 84% in Brazil.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
Türkiye and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Türkiye: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 88% in Brazil.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Türkiye has 108 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 2.8 times as long as Türkiye’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Türkiye fly 3.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Brazil.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 29% of Türkiye.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Türkiye emits 2.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Türkiye.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Türkiye carries 67% more fine dust than in Brazil.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Türkiye.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 2.4 times as deadly as in Türkiye.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Türkiye: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 12.6 °C warmer than Türkiye.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 2.4 times as much rain as Türkiye.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Türkiye?
Brazil is larger. Türkiye fits inside Brazil 11 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Türkiye?
Brazil has 2.5 times as many people as Türkiye (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Türkiye?
People in Türkiye live 1.4 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 77.4 in Türkiye.
Are people taller in Brazil or Türkiye?
Türkiye and Brazil are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
