How much coast is there?

Brazil’s coastline is 11 times as long as Uruguay’s.

Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Uruguay: 660 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Brazil’s highest peak towers 2,480 m above Uruguay’s.

Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Uruguay: 514 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Brazil has 63 times as many people as Uruguay.

Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Uruguay: 3.38 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Brazil is 32% more densely populated than Uruguay.

Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Uruguay: 19 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Uruguay is 1.8 years older than in Brazil.

Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Uruguay: 35.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Brazil have 0.2 more children on average than in Uruguay.

Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Uruguay: 1.4 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

16% of people in Uruguay are 65 or older, versus 11% in Brazil.

Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Uruguay: 16.3% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Brazil has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uruguay 0.0.

Brazil: 0 (2025) · Uruguay: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Brazil and Uruguay are practically level.

Brazil: 1 (2026) · Uruguay: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Brazil’s economy is 27 times the size of Uruguay’s.

Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Uruguay: $85.3 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Uruguay produces 64% more per person than Brazil.

Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Uruguay: Int$38,315 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Uruguay (Gini 10.3 points higher).

Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Uruguay: 40 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in Uruguay, versus 6.0% in Brazil.

Brazil: 6% (2025) · Uruguay: 7.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Uruguay spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.0%.

Brazil: 1% (2024) · Uruguay: 2.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Uruguay’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Brazil’s.

Brazil: 46% (2025) · Uruguay: 66% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Uruguay spends 2.1 times as much on health per person as Brazil.

Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Uruguay: $2,076 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Brazil is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Uruguay.

Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Uruguay: 6.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Uruguay has 2 times as many doctors per person as Brazil.

Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Uruguay: 4.7 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

36% of adults in Uruguay are obese, versus 31% in Brazil.

Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Uruguay: 36.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

19% of adults in Uruguay smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.

Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Uruguay: 19.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

Uruguay and Brazil are practically level.

Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Uruguay: 6.64 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Brazil drink 78% more alcohol than in Uruguay.

Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Uruguay: 5.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Brazil has 51% more meat per person than Uruguay.

Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Uruguay: 69.3 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Brazil has 101 kcal more food per person per day than Uruguay.

Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Uruguay: 3,323 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Brazil put in 513 more hours a year than in Uruguay.

Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Uruguay: 1,481 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Uruguay went to school 2.1 years longer than in Brazil.

Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Uruguay: 10.5 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Uruguay welcomed 28 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).

Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Uruguay: 0.9 (2019)

How many people are online?

92% of people in Uruguay are online, versus 84% in Brazil.

Brazil: 84% (2024) · Uruguay: 92% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Uruguay and Brazil are practically level.

Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Uruguay: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

96% of people in Uruguay live in cities, versus 88% in Brazil.

Brazil: 88% (2025) · Uruguay: 96% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Uruguay has 146 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.

Brazil: 102 (2024) · Uruguay: 146 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Brazil’s railway network is 20 times as long as Uruguay’s.

Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Uruguay: 1,498 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Uruguay: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 12% of Uruguay.

Brazil: 59% (2023) · Uruguay: 12% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Uruguay emits 3% more CO₂ than someone in Brazil.

Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Uruguay: 2.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

98% of Uruguay’s electricity is renewable, versus 87% in Brazil.

Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Uruguay: 97.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Brazil carries 29% more fine dust than in Uruguay.

Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Uruguay: 11.9 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 71% more likely to be murdered in Brazil than in Uruguay.

Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Uruguay: 11.2 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Brazil are 21% deadlier than in Uruguay.

Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Uruguay: 13 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Brazil is on average 7.6 °C warmer than Uruguay.

Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uruguay: 17.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Brazil gets 39% more rain than Uruguay.

Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uruguay: 1,196 mm (2016–2025 avg)