BRL
…
INR
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Land Area
Brazil
8,515,767 km²
Largest
India
3,287,263 km²
38.6% of largest
Brazil is 2.59× larger than India
Population
India
LARGEST
1.46B
PEOPLE
Brazil
14.5% OF LARGEST
212.81M
PEOPLE
India has 6.88× the population of Brazil
GDP
India
LARGEST
$3.96T
Brazil
57.6% OF LARGEST
$2.28T
Armed Forces
Active Personnel
India
LARGEST
1.45M
TROOPS
Brazil
25.4% OF LARGEST
366.5K
TROOPS
India has 3.94× the active personnel of Brazil
Air Force
India
LARGEST
2.18K
AIRCRAFT
Brazil
31.1% OF LARGEST
679
AIRCRAFT
India has 3.21× the aircraft of Brazil
Naval Assets
India
Brazil
Wealth
Gold Reserves
India
LARGEST
876.2
Metric Tonnes
Brazil
14.8% OF LARGEST
129.7
Metric Tonnes
Foreign-Exchange Reserves
India
LARGEST
$570B
Reserves · excl. gold
Brazil
56.0% OF LARGEST
$319B
Reserves · excl. gold
Billionaires
India
MOST
200
billionaires
Brazil
26% OF MOST
51
billionaires
Oil
Proven Reserves
Brazil
LARGEST
13
Billion barrels
India
34.1% OF LARGEST
4.5
Billion barrels
Production & Consumption
Brazil
NET EXPORTER
Production
3.7M b/d
Consumption
3.0M b/d
+0.7M b/d net
India
NET IMPORTER
Production
0.7M b/d
Consumption
5.3M b/d
−4.6M b/d net
Trade (Import/Export)
Brazil
$392.1B
Exports
$392.1B
Imports
$385.7B
Trade Balance
+$6.4B
Trade Surplus
India
$827.4B
Exports
$827.4B
Imports
$918.3B
Trade Balance
$-90.9B
Trade Deficit
Drinks per Person
Coffee
kg / person / yr
Brazil
consumption
India
consumption
Tea
kg / person / yr
India
consumption
Brazil
consumption
Beer
litres / person / yr
Brazil
consumption
India
supply
Wine
litres / person / yr
Brazil
consumption
India
consumption
Alcohol
litres pure alcohol / person / yr
Brazil
consumption
India
consumption
Smoking
% of adults 15+ who smoke
Brazil
India
Per-capita — consumption where available, else FAOSTAT supply · alcohol = litres of pure alcohol; smoking = % of adults 15+ (WHO)
Olympic Medals
Brazil
41
Gold
49
Silver
81
Bronze
171
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 170
❄ Winter: 1
India
10
Gold
10
Silver
21
Bronze
41
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 41
❄ Winter: 0
Religious Demographics
Religious Distribution
Religious Composition by Country
Brazil
India
Age Demographics
Median Age
Brazil
33.2
YEARS
10
30
50
70
India
28.2
YEARS
10
30
50
70
Age Distribution
Population breakdown by age bracket (percentage)
Demographic Insights
Age Gap
Brazil is 5.0 years older (median) than India
Youth Population
India has the highest youth population at 52.5% (under 30)
Elderly Population
Brazil has the highest elderly population at 12.6% (60+)
Global Statistics
| Metric |
Brazil
|
India
|
|---|---|---|
| Travel & Mobility | ||
| Passport Power visa-free destinations |
174
|
62
|
| Tourist Arrivals per year |
6.8M
|
17.9M
|
| Culture & Prestige | ||
| Nobel Laureates all-time |
0
|
10
|
| 3-Michelin-Star Restaurants current guide |
2
|
0
|
| UNESCO Heritage Sites inscribed sites |
25
|
43
|
Figures as of 2026. Sources: IMF, EIA/OPEC, Henley Passport Index, UNWTO, Forbes, Michelin Guide, Nobel Foundation, UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Cost of Living
|
Metric
All indices use New York City as base (100)
Lower values indicate lower costs.
|
Brazil
|
India
|
|---|---|---|
| Cost of Living Index |
|
|
| Rent Index |
|
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| Groceries Index |
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| Restaurant Price Index |
|
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| Local Purchasing Power |
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| Common Expenses Comparison | ||
| Meal at Inexpensive Restaurant (USD) | $6 | $3 |
| Three-Course Meal for 2 (USD) | $25 | $15 |
| Monthly Rent - City Center (USD) | $400 | $250 |
| Monthly Rent - Outside Center (USD) | $250 | $150 |
| Monthly Utilities (USD) | $70 | $35 |
| Internet (60 Mbps, USD) | $25 | $12 |
| Monthly Public Transport Pass (USD) | $30 | $15 |
Health
Healthcare spending, capacity and outcomes. Sources: World Bank / WHO — the year tag shows each figure’s vintage; “—” means the country doesn’t report that metric.
Health spending / person
Brazil
India
Physicians per 1,000
Brazil
India
Hospital beds per 1,000
Brazil
India
Diabetes prevalence
Brazil
India
Obesity prevalence
Brazil
India
Suicide rate per 100k
India
Brazil
Want the long view?
GDP, population, reserves & trade for Brazil vs India — charted over the decades.
Basic Information
| Metric | Brazil | India |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 212812405 | 1463865525 |
| Area (sq km) | 8515767 | 3287263 |
| Capital | Brasília | New Delhi |
| Official Language | Portuguese | Hindi and English (official), 21 other scheduled languages |
| Currency | Brazilian Real (BRL) | Indian Rupee (INR) |
| Government Type | Federal presidential constitutional republic | Federal parliamentary constitutional republic |
Military Strength
| Metric | Brazil | India |
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 366,500 | 1,445,000 |
| Reserve Personnel | 1,340,000 | 1,155,000 |
| Total Military Personnel | 1,700,000 | 2,610,550 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $19,700,000,000 | $81,400,000,000 |
| Tanks | 439 | 4,614 |
| Armored Vehicles | 1,896 | 12,000 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 56 | 100 |
| Towed Artillery | 550 | 4,175 |
| Rocket Projectors | 180 | 266 |
Economy
| Metric | Brazil | India |
|---|---|---|
| GDP (USD) | $2,279,920,092,492 | $3,956,067,115,772 |
| GDP Per Capita (USD) | $10,713 | $2,702 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 6.0% | 4.2% |
| GINI Index (Income Inequality) | 50.3 | 25.5 |
| Currency | Brazilian Real (BRL) | Indian Rupee (INR) |
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Interesting Comparisons & Trivia
Did You Know?
Brazil is 2.6 times larger in area than India.
India has 6.9 times more people than Brazil.
With over a billion people, that's more than 1/8 of humanity!
Brazil has the highest GDP per capita at $10,713 among the selected countries.
India has the largest economy with a GDP of
$3.96 trillion.
India has the largest active military personnel with 1,445,000 troops.
India has the largest air force with 2,182 aircraft.
India has the largest navy with 295 vessels.
India Fact: India has the world's largest film industry, producing over 1,800 films annually, more than twice Hollywood's output.
Brazil vs India: Key Comparisons
Economy: India's GDP of $4.0T is 1.7x larger than Brazil's $2.3T — both among the world's largest economies.
Population: India's population of 1.5B is 6.9x larger than Brazil's 213M.
Area: Brazil covers 8,515,767 km², making it 2.6x larger than India.
Military: India fields 1.4Million active troops vs Brazil's 370Thousand.
Trade: Brazil runs a trade surplus of $6B while India has a trade deficit of $91B.
Life Expectancy: Brazil leads with a life expectancy of 76 years vs India's 72.
Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated August 2026.
Sources & methodology