World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Brazil 76 times
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 17 times as long as the median country’s
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Brazil’s highest peak towers 659 m above the median country’s
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of the median country, versus 28% of Brazil
Brazil: 28.4% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 29 times as many people as the median country
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 3.9 times as densely populated as Brazil
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 2.2 cm taller than in the median country
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Brazil are 1.8 cm taller than in the median country
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Brazil is 2.8 years older than in the median country
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.3 more children on average than in Brazil
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Brazil hosts 60% more refugees per resident than the median country
Brazil: 1.3 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Brazil has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country none
Brazil: 0.047 (2026) · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Brazil and the median country are practically level
Brazil: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 50 times the size of the median country’s
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Brazil produces 11% more per person than the median country
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in the median country (Gini 15.9 points higher)
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.0% of people in Brazil live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.6% in the median country
Brazil: 3% (2024) · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 5.1% in the median country
Brazil: 6% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.1%
Brazil: 1.1% (2025) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The median country’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Brazil’s 15%
Brazil: 15.4% (2024) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Brazil and the median country are nearly identical here
Brazil: 46% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Brazil spends 2.1 times as much on health per person as the median country
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Brazil live 1.4 years longer than in the median country
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 3% more likely to die before turning one than in Brazil
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Brazil has 41% more doctors per person than the median country
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Brazil has 4% more hospital beds per person than the median country
Brazil: 2.5 per 1,000 (2021) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the median country is 14% higher than in Brazil
Brazil: 8.8 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 12% in Brazil
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Brazil rate their lives 0.80 points higher than in the median country
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 2.4 times as much alcohol as in the median country
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 86% more meat per person than the median country
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 486 kcal more food per person per day than the median country
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 19 more hours a year than in the median country
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 1.5 years longer than in Brazil
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 11 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019)
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Brazil has 23 more World Heritage sites than the median country (26 against 3)
Brazil: 26 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Brazil has won 171 Olympic medals, the median country 4
Brazil: 171 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 82% in the median country
Brazil: 84% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Brazil is 82% faster than in the median country
Brazil: 293 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
The median country and Brazil are practically level
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 64% in the median country
Brazil: 88% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102
Brazil: 102 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 14 times as long as the median country’s
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Brazil fly 88% more passengers per resident than those from the median country
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 33% of the median country
Brazil: 58.5% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 31% more CO₂ than someone in Brazil
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 8% more fine dust than in Brazil
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8.5 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in the median country
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 39% deadlier than in the median country
Brazil: 25.9 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 2.3 °C warmer than the median country
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 64% more rain than the median country
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than the median country?
Brazil is larger. The median country fits inside Brazil 76 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or the median country?
Brazil has 29 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or the median country?
People in Brazil live 1.4 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Brazil or the median country?
Men in Brazil are 2.2 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
