Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The United States is 16% bigger than Brazil.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · United States: 9,831,510 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The United States’ coastline is 2.7 times as long as Brazil’s.
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · United States: 19,924 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The United States’ highest peak towers 3,196 m above Brazil’s.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · United States: 6,190 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United States has 61% more people than Brazil.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · United States: 342 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United States is 47% more densely populated than Brazil.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · United States: 37 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United States are 1.2 cm taller than in Brazil.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · United States: 176.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United States are 0.9 cm taller than in Brazil.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · United States: 163.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United States is 4.1 years older than in Brazil.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · United States: 38 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the United States have 0.0 more children on average than in Brazil.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · United States: 1.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in the United States are 65 or older, versus 11% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · United States: 18.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United States has produced 8.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · United States: 8.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Brazil and the United States are practically level.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · United States: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United States’ economy is 13 times the size of Brazil’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · United States: $30.8 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United States produces 3.8 times as much per person as Brazil.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · United States: Int$90,027 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in the United States (Gini 8.5 points higher).
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · United States: 41.8 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 4.2% in the United States.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · United States: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United States spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.0%.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · United States: 3.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United States’ price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Brazil’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · United States: 100% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United States spends 13 times as much on health per person as Brazil.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · United States: $13,473 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the United States live 2.9 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · United States: 78.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 2.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United States.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · United States: 5.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United States has 56% more doctors per person than Brazil.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · United States: 3.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
42% of adults in the United States are obese, versus 31% in Brazil.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · United States: 41.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in the United States smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · United States: 15.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United States rate their lives 0.18 points higher than in Brazil.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · United States: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 9% more alcohol than in the United States.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · United States: 9.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United States has 17% more meat per person than Brazil.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · United States: 122.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United States has 524 kcal more food per person per day than Brazil.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · United States: 3,947 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 205 more hours a year than in the United States.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · United States: 1,789 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United States went to school 5.5 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · United States: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The United States welcomed 6.7 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · United States: 0.21 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United States are online, versus 84% in Brazil.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · United States: 95% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
The United States and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · United States: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 80% in the United States.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · United States: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United States has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · United States: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United States’ railway network is 5 times as long as Brazil’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · United States: 148,553 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United States fly 6.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Brazil.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · United States: 2.75 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 34% of the United States.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · United States: 33.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United States emits 6.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · United States: 14.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in the United States.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · United States: 25.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Brazil carries 2 times as much fine dust as in the United States.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · United States: 7.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.3 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in the United States.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · United States: 5.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 11% deadlier than in the United States.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · United States: 14.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 15.0 °C warmer than the United States.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 2 times as much rain as the United States.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 849 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than the United States?
The United States is larger. The United States is 16% bigger than Brazil.
Which has more people, Brazil or the United States?
The United States has 61% more people than Brazil (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or the United States?
People in the United States live 2.9 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 78.9 in the United States.
Are people taller in Brazil or the United States?
Men in the United States are 1.2 cm taller than in Brazil (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
