Brazil vs China

Brazil and China compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• China has about 6.6 times as many people as Brazil: 1.41 billion against 212.8 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in China ($13,862) is 29% higher than in Brazil ($10,713) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in China (5%) than in Brazil (2.3%), a difference of 2.7 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Brazil (5%) than in China (0.1%), a difference of 4.9 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Brazil (6%) than in China (4.6%), a difference of 1.4 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in China can expect to live 2 years longer than one born in Brazil: 78 years against 76 years in 2024.
• The population of China is older: half of its people are over 39.1 years, against 33.9 years in Brazil in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in China (91.6% in 2025) than in Brazil (84.5% in 2024), a difference of 7.1 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in China (9.3 tonnes) are about 4 times as high as in Brazil (2.3 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Brazil (58.5%) than in China (24%), a difference of 34.5 percentage points in 2024.