Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Albania, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years less
In Albania, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 70.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Albania, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Brazil, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2016.
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Brazil, that number is 11.9% as of 2019.
pay a 19.6% higher top tax rate
Albania has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Brazil, the top tax rate is 27.5% as of 2016.
Life
have 10.0% more children
In Albania, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brazil, there are 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Albania, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Brazil, 60.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Albania, approximately 10.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Brazil, on the other hand, 13.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.5% more likely to have internet access
In Albania, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Brazil, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 56.4% more on education
Albania spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Brazil spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 84.6% more on healthcare
Albania spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2018. In Brazil, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 20.7 times more coastline
Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Albanian Taxation Office.
Brazil: At a glance
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