All countries · BRA
Brazil
Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income · capital Brasilia
Reports 21 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old76.0years
Ranks 99 of 217 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old14.2per 1,000 live births
Ranks 97 of 196 in 2024
5% below world median · 8% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old67per 100,000 live births
Ranks 112 of 194 in 2023
43% above world median · 23% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2019 · 7 years old8.0% of under-5s
Ranks 14 of 46 in 2019
47% below world median · 29% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 46 countries reporting in 2019 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old9.73% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
54% above world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old1.61births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
15% below world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2024 · 2 years old94.7% of adults 15+
Ranks 13 of 29 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 29 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old104.3% gross
Ranks 38 of 134 in 2024
5% above world median · 7% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2022 · 4 years old5.62% of GDP
Ranks 30 of 164 in 2022
39% above world median · 42% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 164 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old10,713current US$
Ranks 80 of 186 in 2025
36% above world median · 3% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old23,433international $
Ranks 82 of 185 in 2025
16% above world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2024 · 2 years old3.0% of population
Ranks 14 of 25 in 2024
11% above world median · 43% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 25 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2024 · 2 years old50.3index, 0–100
Ranks 24 of 25 in 2024
25% above world median · 15% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 25 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old6.0% of labour force
Ranks 109 of 182 in 2025
17% above world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old5.0% per year
Not ranked — no better end
65% above world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old0.97% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
39% below world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old99.8% of population
Ranks 126 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old88.6% of population
Ranks 65 of 148 in 2024
10% above world median · 30% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old84.5% of population
Ranks 81 of 182 in 2024
3% above world median · 6% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old2.32t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
9% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old212.8mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
31.5× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.