Brazil vs Indonesia

Brazil and Indonesia compared on 152 measures that both have. Each pair of values is for the same period, the latest one with data for both countries, so the year can differ from one row to the next.

Where Brazil and Indonesia differ most

Measures where one value is the largest multiple of the other, among measures with positive values. Totals such as population, index values and growth rates are left out, because their size says little about the difference.

Population and ageing

MeasureBrazilIndonesiaBrazil compared with IndonesiaPeriodSource
Population estimates and projections
people
211,140,729 people 281,190,067 people −24.9% 2023 UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
years
33.9 years 29.8 years +13.8% 2023 UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
live births per woman
1.62 births per woman 2.13 births per woman −23.9% 2023 UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
% per year
0.41% 0.83% −0.42 percentage points 2023 UN Population Division
Population
people
212,812,405 people 285,721,236 people −25.5% 2025 World Bank
Population growth
annual % change
0.38% 0.78% −0.40 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
% of total population
11.5% 7.5% +3.9 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Population aged 0 to 14
% of total population
19.4% 24.2% −4.9 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Fertility rate
births per woman
1.61 births per woman 2.12 births per woman −23.7% 2024 World Bank
Crude birth rate
births per 1,000 people
12.1 per 1,000 people 15.8 per 1,000 people −3.6 per 1,000 people 2024 World Bank
Crude death rate
deaths per 1,000 people
7.1 per 1,000 people 7.6 per 1,000 people −0.6 per 1,000 people 2024 World Bank
Urban population share
% of total population
88.2% 59.4% +28.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Adolescent birth rate
births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
41.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 25.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 +15.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 World Bank
Age dependency ratio
dependants per 100 people aged 15 to 64
44.6 per 100 working-age people 46.6 per 100 working-age people −2.0 per 100 working-age people 2025 World Bank
Population density
people per square kilometre of land
25.4 people per km² 149.8 people per km² −83.1% 2024 World Bank
Urban population growth
annual % change
0.70% 1.87% −1.17 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Migration and citizenship

MeasureBrazilIndonesiaBrazil compared with IndonesiaPeriodSource
Net migration estimates and projections
per 1,000 people
-1.1 per 1,000 people -0.1 per 1,000 people −1.0 per 1,000 people 2023 UN Population Division
Net migration
people
-217,283 people -39,509 people −450.0% 2025 World Bank
International migrant stock
% of population
0.7% 0.2% +0.5 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Personal remittances received
% of GDP
0.2% 1.2% −1.0 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Employment and occupations

MeasureBrazilIndonesiaBrazil compared with IndonesiaPeriodSource
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
% of the labour force aged 15 and over
6.0% 3.2% +2.7 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
% of the labour force aged 15 to 24
14.0% 13.0% +1.0 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
% of working-age population aged 15 and over
63.1% 68.0% −4.8 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
% of women aged 15 and over
53.4% 53.7% −0.3 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
% of population aged 15 and over
59.4% 65.8% −6.4 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
% of total employment
7.6% 27.3% −19.7 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Employment in industry
% of total employment
20.2% 22.5% −2.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Employment in services
% of total employment
72.2% 50.2% +22.0 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Economy and productivity

MeasureBrazilIndonesiaBrazil compared with IndonesiaPeriodSource
GDP in US dollars
current US dollars
US$2.28 trillion US$1.45 trillion +57.7% 2025 World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
current US dollars per person
US$10,713 per person US$5,060 per person +111.7% 2025 World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
constant 2021 international dollars per person
Int$20,025 per person Int$15,091 per person +32.7% 2025 World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
current US dollars per person
US$10,550 per person US$5,120 per person +106.1% 2025 World Bank
Real GDP growth
annual % change
2.3% 5.1% −2.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Services share of GDP
% of GDP
59.7% 43.9% +15.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Investment share of GDP
% of GDP
17.1% 30.6% −13.5 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Savings share of GDP
% of GDP
14.4% 35.0% −20.6 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Household consumption per person
constant 2015 US dollars per person
US$6,276 per person US$2,547 per person +146.4% 2025 World Bank

Prices and purchasing power

MeasureBrazilIndonesiaBrazil compared with IndonesiaPeriodSource
OECD monthly CPI inflation
% change on the same month a year earlier
4.6% 3.3% +1.3 percentage points September 2026 OECD
Consumer price inflation
annual % change
5.0% 1.9% +3.1 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Consumer price index
index, 2010 = 100
234.4 (2010 = 100) 176.0 (2010 = 100) +58.4 points 2025 World Bank
Inflation measured by the GDP deflator
annual % change
5.7% 2.4% +3.4 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Exchange rate to the US dollar
local currency units per US dollar, annual average
5.587 per US$ 16,477.865 per US$ −100.0% 2025 World Bank

Housing and households

MeasureBrazilIndonesiaBrazil compared with IndonesiaPeriodSource
Slum population
% of urban population
14.9% 19.4% −4.5 percentage points 2022 World Bank

Education and skills

MeasureBrazilIndonesiaBrazil compared with IndonesiaPeriodSource
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
% of youth aged 15 to 24
19.4% 21.5% −2.1 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age
97.1% 99.1% −2.0 percentage points 2022 UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
89.7% 89.5% +0.2 percentage points 2022 UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
73.5% 43.0% +30.5 percentage points 2022 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
% of children of primary school age
2.2%nat_est (National estimate) 1.1% +1.1 percentage points 2024 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
% of adolescents of lower secondary school age
3.6%nat_est (National estimate) 0.4% +3.2 percentage points 2024 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
% of youth of upper secondary school age
7.6%nat_est (National estimate) 28.0% −20.4 percentage points 2024 UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
% of children of primary school age
97.8%nat_est (National estimate) 98.9% −1.1 percentage points 2024 UNESCO UIS
Youth literacy
% of people aged 15 to 24
99.3% 93.8% +5.5 percentage points 2022 UNESCO UIS
Qualified primary teachers
% of primary teachers
88.2% 34.9% +53.4 percentage points 2023 UNESCO UIS
Education share of public spending
% of total government expenditure
12.9% 8.7% +4.2 percentage points 2022 UNESCO UIS
Education spending
% of GDP
5.6% 0.9% +4.8 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
% of the official primary school-age population
104.3% 100.0% +4.3 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
% of the population in the five years after secondary school age
61.0% 42.3% +18.7 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Adult literacy rate
% of people aged 15 and above
94.7% 96.0% −1.3 percentage points 2020 World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
% of the official secondary school-age population
104.1% 98.8% +5.3 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Health and healthcare

MeasureBrazilIndonesiaBrazil compared with IndonesiaPeriodSource
Life expectancy estimates and projections
years
75.8 years 71.1 years +6.6% 2023 UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
years
17.8 years 14.4 years +23.2% 2023 UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
years
63.8 years 63.7 years +0.2% 2023 WHO
UHC service coverage
index from 0 to 100
84 67 +17 points 2023 WHO
Alcohol consumption
litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+
9.27 litres 0.08 litres +11,841.0% 2024 WHO
Adult obesity
% of adults aged 18+
30.1% 11.8% +18.3 percentage points 2024 WHO
Hypertension
% of adults aged 30 to 79
45.0% 40.3% +4.7 percentage points 2019 WHO
Suicide rate
deaths per 100,000 people
8.8 per 100,000 people 2.2 per 100,000 people +6.6 per 100,000 people 2023 WHO
Premature NCD mortality
% probability
14.6% 21.3% −6.7 percentage points 2023 WHO
Physical inactivity
% of adults aged 18+
40.9% 18.3% +22.6 percentage points 2022 WHO
DTP3 immunisation
% of one-year-olds
86% 82% +4.0 percentage points 2025 WHO
Anaemia in women
% of women aged 15 to 49
21.3% 26.7% −5.4 percentage points 2023 WHO
Poisoning deaths
deaths per 100,000 people
0.2 per 100,000 people 0.7 per 100,000 people −0.5 per 100,000 people 2023 WHO
Nurses and midwives
per 10,000 people
58.3 per 10,000 people 33.0 per 10,000 people +25.3 per 10,000 people 2024 WHO
Dentists
per 10,000 people
7.85 per 10,000 people 1.23 per 10,000 people +6.62 per 10,000 people 2024 WHO
Life expectancy at birth
years
76.0 years 71.3 years +6.6% 2024 World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
years
79.1 years 73.4 years +7.8% 2024 World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
years
73.0 years 69.2 years +5.5% 2024 World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
% of GDP
9.7% 2.7% +7.0 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
14.2 per 1,000 live births 17.7 per 1,000 live births −3.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Infant mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
12.3 per 1,000 live births 15.2 per 1,000 live births −2.9 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
67 per 100,000 live births 140 per 100,000 live births −73 per 100,000 live births 2023 World Bank
Physicians
physicians per 1,000 people
2.36 per 1,000 people 0.52 per 1,000 people +1.83 per 1,000 people 2023 World Bank
Hospital beds
beds per 1,000 people
2.5 per 1,000 people 1.3 per 1,000 people +1.2 per 1,000 people 2021 World Bank
Measles immunisation
% of children aged 12 to 23 months
93% 85% +8.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Tobacco use
% of adults aged 15 and over
11.9% 31.0% −19.1 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
% of current health expenditure
26.2% 31.1% −4.9 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Health spending per person
current US dollars per person
US$1,010 per person US$132 per person +666.3% 2023 World Bank
Diabetes prevalence
% of population aged 20 to 79
10.6% 11.3% −0.7 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Neonatal mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
7.1 per 1,000 live births 9.2 per 1,000 live births −2.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Child stunting
% of children under 5
8.0% 26.6% −18.6 percentage points 2019 World Bank
Malaria incidence
new cases per 1,000 people at risk
3.8 per 1,000 at risk 2.2 per 1,000 at risk +1.5 per 1,000 at risk 2024 World Bank
Tuberculosis incidence
new cases per 100,000 people
49 per 100,000 people 382 per 100,000 people −333 per 100,000 people 2024 World Bank
HIV incidence
new infections per 1,000 uninfected people aged 15 to 49
0.47 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.15 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 +0.32 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 World Bank

Internet and digital society

MeasureBrazilIndonesiaBrazil compared with IndonesiaPeriodSource
Internet users
% of population
84.5% 72.8% +11.7 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Mobile subscriptions
subscriptions per 100 people
102 per 100 people 123 per 100 people −21 per 100 people 2024 World Bank
Fixed broadband subscriptions
subscriptions per 100 people
24.1 per 100 people 4.9 per 100 people +19.2 per 100 people 2024 World Bank

Business and industry

MeasureBrazilIndonesiaBrazil compared with IndonesiaPeriodSource
Industry share of GDP
% of GDP
20.1% 38.7% −18.6 percentage points 2025 World Bank
New businesses registered
new limited liability companies
979,211 companies 182,200 companies +437.4% 2024 World Bank
Medium and high-tech manufacturing
% of manufacturing value added
31.9% 32.2% −0.2 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Manufacturing share of GDP
% of GDP
11.8% 19.1% −7.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Trade and investment

MeasureBrazilIndonesiaBrazil compared with IndonesiaPeriodSource
Exports share of GDP
% of GDP
17.8% 22.8% −5.0 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Imports share of GDP
% of GDP
17.5% 20.5% −3.1 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Trade as a share of GDP
% of GDP
35.3% 43.4% −8.1 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Foreign direct investment inflows
% of GDP
3.4% 1.6% +1.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Current account balance
% of GDP
-2.9% -0.1% −2.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank
High-technology exports
% of manufactured exports
11.1% 8.7% +2.4 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Transport and mobility

MeasureBrazilIndonesiaBrazil compared with IndonesiaPeriodSource
Road traffic deaths
deaths per 100,000 people
16.0 per 100,000 people 11.3 per 100,000 people +4.7 per 100,000 people 2019 World Bank
Air passengers carried
passengers
95,398,485 passengers 97,045,785 passengers −1.7% 2023 World Bank

Energy and electricity

MeasureBrazilIndonesiaBrazil compared with IndonesiaPeriodSource
Access to electricity
% of population
99.8% 99.9% −0.1 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Clean cooking access
% of population
98.0% 90.0% +8.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Renewable energy share
% of total final energy consumption
46.5% 20.2% +26.3 percentage points 2021 World Bank
Fossil electricity share
% of total electricity production
9.6% 85.1% −75.5 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Net energy imports
% of energy use
-10.8% -92.8% +82.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Climate and emissions

MeasureBrazilIndonesiaBrazil compared with IndonesiaPeriodSource
Temperature change
°C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average
1.36 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.12 °Ce (Estimated value) +0.24 °C 2025 FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
11.06 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.21 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) +401.4% 2024 FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
1,299.2 Mt CO2e 1,323.8 Mt CO2e −1.9% 2024 World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
6.1 t CO2e per person 4.7 t CO2e per person +31.2% 2024 World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 per person
2.32 t CO2 per person 2.87 t CO2 per person −19.1% 2024 World Bank
Methane emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
621.2 Mt CO2e 429.5 Mt CO2e +44.6% 2024 World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
169.13 Mt CO2e 64.15 Mt CO2e +163.7% 2024 World Bank

Air quality and ecosystems

MeasureBrazilIndonesiaBrazil compared with IndonesiaPeriodSource
PM2.5 air pollution
micrograms per cubic metre
20.4 µg/m³ 17.4 µg/m³ +17.7% 2023 WHO
Forest area
% of land area
58.5% 50.7% +7.9 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Protected areas
% of total territorial area
29.4% 5.2% +24.2 percentage points 2025 World Bank
PM2.5 air pollution exposure
micrograms per cubic metre
13.4 µg/m³ 20.8 µg/m³ −35.8% 2023 World Bank
Terrestrial protected areas
% of land area
30.6% 12.0% +18.6 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Water, sanitation and waste

MeasureBrazilIndonesiaBrazil compared with IndonesiaPeriodSource
Basic drinking water access
% of population
100.0% 89.0% +11.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Safely managed drinking water
% of population
88.6% 30.5% +58.2 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Basic sanitation access
% of population
92.4% 88.2% +4.2 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Level of water stress
% of available freshwater resources
1.5% 29.7% −28.2 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Renewable internal freshwater per person
cubic metres per person
26,918 m³ per person 7,240 m³ per person +271.8% 2022 World Bank

Agriculture, food and fisheries

MeasureBrazilIndonesiaBrazil compared with IndonesiaPeriodSource
Cost of a healthy diet
international dollars (PPP) per person per day
Int$4.89 per person per daye (Estimated value) Int$5.09 per person per daye (Estimated value) −3.9% 2025 FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
% of the population
21.1%e (Estimated value) 68.6%e (Estimated value) −47.5 percentage points 2025 FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
kg of active ingredients per hectare of cropland
11.85 kg/hae (Estimated value) 6.74 kg/hae (Estimated value) +75.8% 2024 FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
98.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) +45.0% 2024 FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
% of GDP
6.1% 13.1% −7.0 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Cereal yield
kilograms per hectare
5,003 kg per hectare 5,421 kg per hectare −7.7% 2024 World Bank
Agricultural land
% of land area
28.4% 28.9% −0.6 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Capture fisheries production
metric tonnes
720,404 tonnes 7,817,070 tonnes −90.8% 2024 World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
% of population
2.5% 6.3% −3.8 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Food production index
index, 2014 to 2016 = 100
126.1 (2014-16 = 100) 115.5 (2014-16 = 100) +9.1% 2024 World Bank
Fertiliser use
kilograms per hectare of arable land
397.1 kg per hectare 312.6 kg per hectare +27.0% 2024 World Bank
Land area
square kilometres
8,358,140 km² 1,892,410 km² +341.7% 2024 World Bank

Poverty and social protection

MeasureBrazilIndonesiaBrazil compared with IndonesiaPeriodSource
Gini index
Gini index, 0 to 100
50.3 (0 to 100) 34.9 (0 to 100) +15.4 points 2024 World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
% of total income or consumption
39.3% 28.8% +10.5 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Extreme poverty rate
% of population
3.0% 5.4% −2.4 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
% of population
6.2% 19.8% −13.6 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
% of population
20.6% 68.1% −47.5 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Science and innovation

MeasureBrazilIndonesiaBrazil compared with IndonesiaPeriodSource
R&D spending share of GDP
% of GDP
1.22% 0.28% +0.94 percentage points 2020 World Bank
Researchers per million people
researchers per million people
634 per million people 88 per million people +546 per million people 2009 World Bank
Scientific and technical journal articles
articles, fractional count
58,292 articles 38,992 articles +49.5% 2023 World Bank

Crime, justice and public safety

MeasureBrazilIndonesiaBrazil compared with IndonesiaPeriodSource
Intentional homicides
victims per 100,000 people
20.1 per 100,000 people 0.3 per 100,000 people +19.8 per 100,000 people 2022 World Bank

Culture, society and wellbeing

MeasureBrazilIndonesiaBrazil compared with IndonesiaPeriodSource
Women in national parliament
% of seats in the single or lower chamber
18.1% 21.9% −3.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank

The difference column shows Brazil compared with Indonesia: in percentage points for percentages, in the same unit for rates per population and index values, and in percent for other measures.

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