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Brazil vs South Korea

Brazil and South Korea side by side: live population, demographics, economy, environment and digital indicators from the UN and the World Bank, plus charts that overlay the full history of both countries. Change either country to compare any pair.

At a glance

Live population · UN WPP
Flag of Brazil

Brazil

South America · #7 of 238 by population
Live population
213,782,126
+0.3% a year · full profile · atlas
vs
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South Korea

Asia · #31 of 238 by population
Live population
51,580,014
-0.1% a year · full profile · atlas
Brazil has 4.1× the population of South Korea (80.6% vs 19.4% of the two combined).

Brazil vs South Korea: 28 indicators side by side

Latest available figures · October 2026
IndicatorBrazilSouth KoreaDifference
👥 Population
Population
people
213,782,12651,580,014Brazil 4.1×
Population growth rate
% per year
+0.3-0.1+0.5 pts
Population density
people per km²
25.12026513.52026-488.4
Surface area
km²
8,510,4202023100,4502023Brazil 85×
Birth rate
births per 1,000 people
12.120244.72024+7.4
Death rate
deaths per 1,000 people
7.1202472024+0.1
Net migration rate
per 1,000 people per year
-1+1.2-2.2
Urban population
% of population
88.2202581.22025+7 pts
Sex ratio
males per 100 females
96.799.4-2.7
❤️ Demographics & Health
Life expectancy
years
76202483.62024-7.6
Fertility rate
births per woman
1.6120240.752024+0.87
Median age
years
35.346.2-10.9
Infant mortality
deaths per 1,000 live births
11.21.9+9.3
Population under 15
% of population
19.4202510.22025+9.2 pts
Population aged 65+
% of population
11.5202520.32025-8.9 pts
💰 Economy
GDP
current US$
$2.28T2025$1.87T2025Brazil 1.2×
GDP per capita
current US$
$10,7132025$36,2272025South Korea 3.4×
Unemployment rate
% of labor force
620252.72025+3.3 pts
Inflation rate
% annual, consumer prices
520252.12025+2.9 pts
🌱 Environment & Energy
CO₂ emissions
Mt CO₂ per year
491.520245882024South Korea 1.2×
CO₂ emissions per capita
tonnes per person
2.32202411.362024-9.04
Energy use per capita
kg of oil equivalent per person
1,51220245,4392024South Korea 3.6×
Renewable energy share
% of final energy
46.520213.62021+42.9 pts
Forest area
% of land area
59202364.12023-5.1 pts
Freshwater resources per capita
m³ per person per year
26,91820221,2552022Brazil 21×
Water stress
% of resources withdrawn
1.22022452022-43.8 pts
📶 Digital
Internet users
% of population
84.5202497.92024-13.4 pts
Mobile subscriptions
per 100 people
101.92024172.52024-70.6

▲ marks the higher value (for death rate, infant mortality, unemployment, inflation, CO₂ and water stress: the lower value). "Difference" is the ratio for absolute measures and Brazil minus South Korea for rates and shares. Years in grey are the latest available for that country.

Brazil compared with South Korea

Updated October 2026

Brazil has a live population of about 213,782,126 (#7 in the world) and South Korea about 51,580,014 (#31), so Brazil has 4.1 times as many people as South Korea. Brazil is growing at 0.3% a year and South Korea at -0.1%.

By area Brazil is larger: 8,510,420 km² against 100,450 km², which gives population densities of 25.1 people per km² in Brazil and 513.5 in South Korea.

Brazil's economy is worth $2.28T (2025) and South Korea's $1.87T (2025); per person that is $10,713 in Brazil versus $36,227 in South Korea, so the average South Korea resident produces 3.4 times as much.

Life expectancy is 76 years in Brazil and 83.6 in South Korea; women have 1.6 children on average in Brazil compared with 0.7 in South Korea; the median age is 35.3 versus 46.2 years.

88.2% of Brazil's people live in cities against 81.2% in South Korea; 84.5% use the internet in Brazil and 97.9% in South Korea; CO₂ emissions per person are 2.3 t in Brazil and 11.4 t in South Korea.

Population over time

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Life expectancy & fertility

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Birth & death rates

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Age structure

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CO₂ emissions

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Energy use & renewables

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Forest area

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Urban population

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Water resources & stress

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Economy

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Unemployment & inflation

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Internet & mobile

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Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, Brazil or South Korea?

By population Brazil is bigger: 213,782,126 people versus 51,580,014 (live estimates, October 2026). By area Brazil is larger (8,510,420 km² vs 100,450 km²).

Which has the larger economy, Brazil or South Korea?

Brazil: GDP of $2,279,920,092,492 versus $1,872,374,961,553 in current US dollars (World Bank, 2025/2025).

Where do people live longer, Brazil or South Korea?

Life expectancy at birth is 76 years in Brazil and 83.6 years in South Korea, a difference of 7.6 years in favour of South Korea.

How are these comparisons calculated?

Live populations extrapolate the UN World Population Prospects baseline with each country's growth rate; every other figure is the latest value published by World Bank Open Data (or the UN for median age, infant mortality and migration). Each row shows the year of the figure, and the charts below overlay the full historical series of both countries.

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Sources & method: live populations are linear extrapolations of the UN World Population Prospects estimates; all other indicators are the latest values from World Bank Open Data (UN WPP for median age, infant mortality, sex ratio and net migration). Figures are statistical estimates, not census counts. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.