Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The United Kingdom fits inside Brazil 35 times
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2024) · United Kingdom: 243,610 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The United Kingdom’s coastline is 66% longer than Brazil’s
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 12,429 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Brazil’s highest peak towers 1,649 m above the United Kingdom’s
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,345 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 69% of the United Kingdom, versus 28% of Brazil
Brazil: 28.4% (2024) · United Kingdom: 69.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 3.1 times as many people as the United Kingdom
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · United Kingdom: 69.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Kingdom is 11 times as densely populated as Brazil
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · United Kingdom: 287 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United Kingdom are 2.5 cm taller than in Brazil
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 178.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United Kingdom are 1.5 cm taller than in Brazil
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 163.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United Kingdom is 5.8 years older than in Brazil
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 39.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Brazil have 0.1 more children on average than in the United Kingdom
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · United Kingdom: 1.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in the United Kingdom are 65 or older, versus 11% in Brazil
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · United Kingdom: 19.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The United Kingdom hosts 6.4 times as many refugees per resident as Brazil
Brazil: 1.3 per 1,000 (2025) · United Kingdom: 8.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United Kingdom has produced 15.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0
Brazil: 0.047 (2026) · United Kingdom: 15.8 (2026)
How many official languages?
Brazil and the United Kingdom are practically level
Brazil: 1 (2026) · United Kingdom: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Kingdom’s economy is 76% larger than Brazil’s
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · United Kingdom: $4 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United Kingdom produces 2.8 times as much per person as Brazil
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · United Kingdom: Int$64,607 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in the United Kingdom (Gini 17.9 points higher)
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · United Kingdom: 32.4 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.0% of people in Brazil live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in the United Kingdom
Brazil: 3% (2024) · United Kingdom: 0.4% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 4.7% in the United Kingdom
Brazil: 6% (2025) · United Kingdom: 4.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United Kingdom spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.1%
Brazil: 1.1% (2025) · United Kingdom: 2.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The United Kingdom’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Brazil’s 15%
Brazil: 15.4% (2024) · United Kingdom: 26.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United Kingdom’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Brazil’s
Brazil: 46% (2025) · United Kingdom: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United Kingdom spends 5.8 times as much on health per person as Brazil
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · United Kingdom: $5,860 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in the United Kingdom live 5.4 years longer than in Brazil
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · United Kingdom: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 3 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United Kingdom
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United Kingdom has 40% more doctors per person than Brazil
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · United Kingdom: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Brazil has 4% more hospital beds per person than the United Kingdom
Brazil: 2.5 per 1,000 (2021) · United Kingdom: 2.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the United Kingdom is 9% higher than in Brazil
Brazil: 8.8 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 29% in the United Kingdom
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · United Kingdom: 29.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
13% of adults in the United Kingdom smoke, versus 12% in Brazil
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · United Kingdom: 12.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United Kingdom rate their lives 0.06 points higher than in Brazil
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · United Kingdom: 6.69 (2025)
How much do people drink?
The United Kingdom and Brazil are nearly identical here
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · United Kingdom: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 24% more meat per person than the United Kingdom
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · United Kingdom: 84.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United Kingdom and Brazil are practically level
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · United Kingdom: 3,435 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 471 more hours a year than in the United Kingdom
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · United Kingdom: 1,523 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Kingdom went to school 5.1 years longer than in Brazil
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The United Kingdom welcomed 17 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019)
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · United Kingdom: 0.55 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The United Kingdom has 9 more World Heritage sites than Brazil (35 against 26)
Brazil: 26 (2026) · United Kingdom: 35 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The United Kingdom has won 1,025 Olympic medals, Brazil 171
Brazil: 171 (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,025 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United Kingdom are online, versus 84% in Brazil
Brazil: 84% (2024) · United Kingdom: 95% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the United Kingdom is 3% faster than in Brazil
Brazil: 293 Mbps (2026) · United Kingdom: 303 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
The United Kingdom and Brazil are practically level
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · United Kingdom: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 83% in the United Kingdom
Brazil: 88% (2025) · United Kingdom: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United Kingdom has 122 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102
Brazil: 102 (2024) · United Kingdom: 122 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 85% longer than the United Kingdom’s
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · United Kingdom: 16,179 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United Kingdom fly 3.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Brazil
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.71 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 13% of the United Kingdom
Brazil: 58.5% (2024) · United Kingdom: 13.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United Kingdom emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 52% in the United Kingdom
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · United Kingdom: 52% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Brazil carries 74% more fine dust than in the United Kingdom
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · United Kingdom: 8.8 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 the United Kingdom
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.1 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 6.6 times as deadly as in the United Kingdom
Brazil: 25.9 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 15.4 °C warmer than the United Kingdom
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 9.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 55% more rain than the United Kingdom
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 1,070 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than the United Kingdom?
Brazil is larger. The United Kingdom fits inside Brazil 35 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or the United Kingdom?
Brazil has 3.1 times as many people as the United Kingdom (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or the United Kingdom?
People in the United Kingdom live 5.4 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 81.4 in the United Kingdom.
Are people taller in Brazil or the United Kingdom?
Men in the United Kingdom are 2.5 cm taller than in Brazil (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
