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Brazil vs Slovenia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brazil has a population of 212M (ranked 7/197), compared with 2.13M in Slovenia (ranked 147/197). Brazil's land area is 3,227,096 sq mi versus 7,774 sq mi for Slovenia (ranked 5th vs. 151st).

By GDP, Brazil ranks 10/197 ($2.18T) and Slovenia ranks 86/197 ($72.5B). By GDP per capita, Brazil ranks 85/197 ($10,280), while Slovenia ranks 33/197 ($34,089).

Main facts and rankings

Brazil Slovenia
Population
213415080
2124696
Population rank 7/197 147/197
GDP
$2.18T
2024
$72.5B
2024
GDP rank 10/197 86/197
GDP per capita
$10,280
2024
$34,089
2024
GDP per capita rank 85/197 33/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,333
2024
$56,531
2024
Government debt
$1.9T
2024
$48.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92%
2025
68%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,973
2024
$22,853
2024
Government debt per person rank 60/185 29/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,664
2025
$21,364
2025
Land area
3,227,096 sq mi
2025
7,774 sq mi
2025
Population density
65.7 ppl/mi²
2024
273.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.62
2023
1.51
2023
Median age
35.4 years
2024
45.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
81.9 years
2025

Brazil and Slovenia: Comparison Charts

Brazil and Slovenia economies compared

GDP
Brazil

Slovenia
Year GDP
Brazil Slovenia
1960 $17,030,465,539 -
1961 $17,275,940,449 -
1962 $19,231,747,852 -
1963 $23,287,712,878 -
1964 $20,963,733,695 -
1965 $22,465,522,884 -
1966 $28,283,323,733 -
1967 $31,086,389,195 -
1968 $33,930,457,425 -
1969 $37,171,640,819 -
1970 $42,327,664,794 -
1971 $48,869,830,902 -
1972 $58,434,858,375 -
1973 $83,592,275,863 -
1974 $109,794,519,728 -
1975 $129,203,555,239 -
1976 $153,168,949,208 -
1977 $176,344,101,402 -
1978 $200,278,646,124 -
1979 $221,338,204,480 -
1980 $237,393,489,893 -
1981 $258,015,174,749 -
1982 $271,314,113,768 -
1983 $189,656,506,321 -
1984 $188,339,974,087 -
1985 $210,879,844,639 -
1986 $256,480,852,471 -
1987 $283,056,836,894 -
1988 $307,881,930,752 -
1989 $412,990,820,287 -
1990 $384,959,818,182 $19,832,029,087
1991 $342,534,090,909 $14,454,495,059
1992 $328,191,909,882 $14,277,261,541
1993 $368,292,034,381 $14,449,298,372
1994 $525,369,467,296 $16,400,767,070
1995 $769,333,050,987 $21,367,422,159
1996 $850,426,432,992 $21,470,699,363
1997 $883,206,179,730 $20,726,878,752
1998 $863,710,759,256 $22,058,635,314
1999 $599,642,024,320 $22,609,669,084
2000 $655,448,231,984 $20,159,190,702
2001 $559,983,634,799 $20,668,868,707
2002 $509,795,273,807 $23,214,593,516
2003 $558,233,745,652 $29,360,575,032
2004 $669,289,424,806 $34,156,553,313
2005 $891,633,839,894 $35,947,936,824
2006 $1,107,626,541,435 $39,260,368,837
2007 $1,397,114,486,369 $47,880,266,543
2008 $1,695,855,083,498 $55,509,332,322
2009 $1,666,996,438,581 $49,975,540,955
2010 $2,208,837,745,101 $47,793,117,241
2011 $2,616,156,223,918 $51,199,194,599
2012 $2,465,227,802,807 $46,167,053,954
2013 $2,472,819,535,557 $47,867,056,859
2014 $2,456,043,727,199 $49,514,466,380
2015 $1,802,212,206,815 $42,709,468,275
2016 $1,795,693,482,853 $44,290,685,824
2017 $2,063,514,977,366 $48,153,200,135
2018 $1,916,933,898,011 $53,689,067,640
2019 $1,873,288,205,060 $53,909,922,736
2020 $1,476,107,231,310 $53,384,760,135
2021 $1,670,647,398,905 $61,529,280,461
2022 $1,951,923,942,083 $59,927,702,746
2023 $2,191,131,765,685 $69,148,468,417
2024 $2,179,412,080,829 $72,485,008,929

Brazil and Slovenia economies compared

GDP per capita
Brazil

Slovenia
Year GDP per capita
Brazil Slovenia
1960 $235.3 -
1961 $231.6 -
1962 $250.2 -
1963 $294.2 -
1964 $257.3 -
1965 $268 -
1966 $328 -
1967 $351 -
1968 $374 -
1969 $399 -
1970 $444 -
1971 $500 -
1972 $583 -
1973 $815 -
1974 $1,045 -
1975 $1,201 -
1976 $1,390 -
1977 $1,562 -
1978 $1,733 -
1979 $1,870 -
1980 $1,959 -
1981 $2,080 -
1982 $2,138 -
1983 $1,461 -
1984 $1,420 -
1985 $1,556 -
1986 $1,854 -
1987 $2,006 -
1988 $2,141 -
1989 $2,819 -
1990 $2,581 $9,925
1991 $2,258 $7,229
1992 $2,127 $7,151
1993 $2,349 $7,255
1994 $3,299 $8,244
1995 $4,757 $10,738
1996 $5,179 $10,797
1997 $5,299 $10,437
1998 $5,106 $11,132
1999 $3,494 $11,401
2000 $3,767 $10,136
2001 $3,176 $10,376
2002 $2,856 $11,639
2003 $3,091 $14,712
2004 $3,664 $17,104
2005 $4,828 $17,970
2006 $5,934 $19,563
2007 $7,410 $23,725
2008 $8,908 $27,462
2009 $8,679 $24,502
2010 $11,403 $23,330
2011 $13,397 $24,941
2012 $12,522 $22,442
2013 $12,459 $23,237
2014 $12,275 $24,013
2015 $8,936 $20,697
2016 $8,836 $21,448
2017 $10,081 $23,303
2018 $9,301 $25,888
2019 $9,030 $25,814
2020 $7,074 $25,392
2021 $7,973 $29,187
2022 $9,281 $28,374
2023 $10,378 $32,610
2024 $10,280 $34,089

Brazil vs. Slovenia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brazil

Slovenia
Year Life expectancy, years
Brazil Slovenia
1950 48.5 61.8
1951 49 62.3
1952 49.6 63.8
1953 50 65.3
1954 50.4 66.1
1955 50.9 66.1
1956 51.3 66.5
1957 51.8 67
1958 52.2 67.7
1959 52.7 68.2
1960 53.2 68.5
1961 53.6 68.9
1962 54 68.9
1963 54.5 68.6
1964 54.8 68.5
1965 55.2 68.7
1966 55.6 68.9
1967 56 69
1968 56.5 68.6
1969 56.9 68.6
1970 57.3 69
1971 57.8 69.7
1972 58.3 70.3
1973 58.7 70.8
1974 59.1 71
1975 59.6 71.1
1976 60 71.1
1977 60.5 71.3
1978 60.9 71.6
1979 61.4 71.6
1980 61.8 71.8
1981 62.3 71.6
1982 62.7 71.4
1983 63.1 71.2
1984 63.6 71.3
1985 64 71.8
1986 64.4 72.1
1987 64.8 72.4
1988 65.2 72.8
1989 65.5 73.3
1990 65.9 73.5
1991 66.2 73.5
1992 66.5 73.4
1993 66.9 73.6
1994 67.3 73.9
1995 67.7 74.4
1996 68.1 74.8
1997 68.5 75
1998 68.8 75.1
1999 69.2 75.5
2000 69.6 75.8
2001 70 76.2
2002 70.4 76.3
2003 70.9 76.3
2004 71.4 76.9
2005 71.8 77.5
2006 72.3 77.8
2007 72.7 78.3
2008 73.1 78.6
2009 73.5 79
2010 73.8 79.3
2011 74 79.6
2012 74.3 79.8
2013 74.6 80.1
2014 74.8 80.3
2015 75.1 80.5
2016 75.1 80.5
2017 75.4 80.6
2018 75.6 80.9
2019 75.8 81
2020 74.5 80.4
2021 73 80.4
2022 74.9 80.8
2023 75.8 81.6
2024 76 81.8
2025 76.2 81.9

Brazil and Slovenia population clocks and comparison

Population
Brazil

Slovenia
Year Population
Brazil Slovenia
1960 72,388,126 1,584,720
1961 74,605,447 1,594,131
1962 76,865,323 1,603,649
1963 79,164,235 1,616,971
1964 81,488,595 1,632,114
1965 83,817,583 1,649,160
1966 86,139,359 1,669,905
1967 88,446,124 1,689,528
1968 90,741,240 1,704,546
1969 93,045,777 1,713,874
1970 95,375,651 1,724,891
1971 97,739,273 1,738,335
1972 100,146,797 1,752,233
1973 102,600,976 1,766,697
1974 105,089,675 1,776,132
1975 107,619,565 1,793,581
1976 110,213,349 1,820,249
1977 112,875,292 1,842,377
1978 115,600,942 1,862,548
1979 118,380,821 1,882,599
1980 121,207,461 1,901,315
1981 124,063,109 1,906,531
1982 126,923,155 1,910,334
1983 129,790,077 1,922,321
1984 132,658,864 1,932,154
1985 135,515,595 1,941,641
1986 138,336,370 1,965,964
1987 141,104,944 1,989,776
1988 143,826,357 1,995,196
1989 146,502,972 1,996,351
1990 149,143,223 1,998,161
1991 151,724,256 1,999,429
1992 154,275,079 1,996,498
1993 156,794,577 1,991,746
1994 159,265,006 1,989,443
1995 161,735,073 1,989,872
1996 164,202,549 1,988,628
1997 166,661,659 1,985,956
1998 169,159,655 1,981,629
1999 171,641,543 1,983,045
2000 174,018,282 1,988,925
2001 176,301,203 1,992,060
2002 178,503,484 1,994,530
2003 180,622,688 1,995,733
2004 182,675,143 1,997,012
2005 184,688,101 2,000,474
2006 186,653,106 2,006,868
2007 188,552,320 2,018,122
2008 190,367,302 2,021,316
2009 192,079,951 2,039,669
2010 193,701,929 2,048,583
2011 195,284,734 2,052,843
2012 196,876,111 2,057,159
2013 198,478,299 2,059,953
2014 200,085,127 2,061,980
2015 201,675,532 2,063,531
2016 203,218,114 2,065,042
2017 204,703,445 2,066,388
2018 206,107,261 2,073,894
2019 207,455,459 2,088,385
2020 208,660,842 2,102,419
2021 209,550,294 2,108,079
2022 210,306,415 2,112,076
2023 211,140,729 2,120,461
2024 211,998,573 2,126,324

Fertility rates in Brazil and Slovenia

Fertility rate
Brazil

Slovenia
Year Fertility rate
Brazil Slovenia
1960 6.05 2.19
1961 6.02 2.27
1962 5.98 2.28
1963 5.93 2.27
1964 5.82 2.31
1965 5.68 2.43
1966 5.52 2.47
1967 5.34 2.37
1968 5.17 2.25
1969 5.04 2.17
1970 4.93 2.11
1971 4.84 2.16
1972 4.74 2.17
1973 4.64 2.2
1974 4.5 2.13
1975 4.42 2.17
1976 4.34 2.2
1977 4.27 2.17
1978 4.2 2.2
1979 4.12 2.22
1980 4.04 2.11
1981 3.94 1.96
1982 3.84 1.93
1983 3.72 1.81
1984 3.6 1.74
1985 3.48 1.71
1986 3.36 1.67
1987 3.23 1.65
1988 3.11 1.63
1989 3.01 1.52
1990 2.9 1.46
1991 2.81 1.42
1992 2.71 1.33
1993 2.66 1.33
1994 2.6 1.32
1995 2.57 1.29
1996 2.51 1.28
1997 2.47 1.25
1998 2.42 1.23
1999 2.34 1.21
2000 2.25 1.26
2001 2.16 1.21
2002 2.08 1.21
2003 2.01 1.2
2004 1.97 1.25
2005 1.94 1.26
2006 1.9 1.31
2007 1.85 1.38
2008 1.82 1.53
2009 1.8 1.53
2010 1.79 1.57
2011 1.78 1.56
2012 1.77 1.58
2013 1.76 1.55
2014 1.78 1.58
2015 1.78 1.57
2016 1.73 1.58
2017 1.74 1.62
2018 1.74 1.6
2019 1.71 1.61
2020 1.65 1.59
2021 1.64 1.64
2022 1.63 1.55
2023 1.62 1.51

Brazil and Slovenia demographics compared

Median age
Brazil

Slovenia
Year Median age, years
Brazil Slovenia
1960 18 29
1961 17.9 29.3
1962 17.9 29.5
1963 17.8 29.7
1964 17.8 29.9
1965 17.9 30.1
1966 17.9 30.2
1967 18 30.4
1968 18.1 30.5
1969 18.2 30.6
1970 18.4 30.8
1971 18.5 30.9
1972 18.7 31.1
1973 18.9 31.2
1974 19.1 31.2
1975 19.2 31.1
1976 19.4 31.1
1977 19.6 31.2
1978 19.8 31.3
1979 20 31.4
1980 20.2 31.5
1981 20.4 31.7
1982 20.6 31.9
1983 20.8 32.2
1984 21 32.4
1985 21.2 32.6
1986 21.5 32.9
1987 21.7 33.3
1988 21.9 33.5
1989 22.1 33.8
1990 22.4 34.2
1991 22.7 34.6
1992 22.9 35
1993 23.2 35.4
1994 23.5 35.8
1995 23.7 36
1996 24 36.3
1997 24.3 36.7
1998 24.6 37.1
1999 24.9 37.6
2000 25.2 38
2001 25.5 38.4
2002 25.9 38.8
2003 26.3 39.2
2004 26.7 39.6
2005 27.1 40
2006 27.5 40.4
2007 27.9 40.7
2008 28.3 41
2009 28.8 41.2
2010 29.2 41.4
2011 29.7 41.7
2012 30.1 42
2013 30.6 42.4
2014 31 42.7
2015 31.5 43
2016 31.9 43.3
2017 32.4 43.6
2018 32.8 43.8
2019 33.2 44
2020 33.7 44
2021 34.1 44.1
2022 34.5 44.5
2023 34.9 44.9
2024 35.4 45.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brazil Slovenia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.11T
2024
$67.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.7%
2025
47.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.62%
2022
5.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.08%
2023
1.34%
2023
Armed forces personnel
762,000
2020
7,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.52%
2025
-2.46%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.8%
2024
3.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.3%
2024
58.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.3%
2024
28.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.1
2025
68.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
40.8%
2023
20.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.3%
2023
4.1%
2023
Number of millionaires
380,585
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.24%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
56
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
331
2024
18
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$659B
2024
$11.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$330B
2024
$2.83B
2024
Personal remittances received
$4.9B
2024
$852M
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,353,000
2019
1,216,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.3%
2020
3.39%
2020
Banked people share
86.4%
2024
98.7%
2024

Energy

Brazil Slovenia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,481 kg
2023
2,896 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2023
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
480 megatons
2023
12.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.27 tons
2023
5.7 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
49.4%
2023
57.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
46.5%
2021
23.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17.3%
2023
32.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-13.7%
2023
48.9%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,916 kWh
2023
6,418 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
77.4%
2021
36.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
60.2%
2023
33.5%
2023
Nuclear share
2.05%
2023
35.3%
2023
Electricity access
99.8%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Brazil Slovenia
% of world population
2.6%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-225,510
2024
+3,319
2024
Urban population
88%
2024
56.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
5.49 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46
2025
79.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
60
2024
Higher education index
92
2025
85
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.6
2022
0.57
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
164
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.8%
2024
99.6%
2001
English speaking
5.56%
2023
59%
2023
People using the Internet
84.5%
2024
90.8%
2024

Health

Brazil Slovenia
Government health expenditure per capita
$849
2022
$3,033
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$232.2
2022
$392
2023
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
81.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.08%
2022
0.17%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.14
2021
3.33
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.4
2023
2.2
2023
Obesity rate
28.9%
2022
19.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
7%
2024
Air quality index
58
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
20.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.7 liters
2020
10.4 liters
2020

Territory

Brazil Slovenia
% of world land
5.61%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
15,222 sq mi
2024
3,656 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
914,131 sq mi
2025
2,360 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,903,402 sq mi
2025
4,756 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,242,742 mi
2023
24,224 mi
2012

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