Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Norway, you would:
Health
live 6.6 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 66.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Brazil, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2016.
pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate
Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Brazil, the top tax rate is 27.5% as of 2016.
make 77.8% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $63,600 as of 2020, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $14,100 as of 2020.
be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Brazil, that number is 11.9% as of 2019.
Life
have 14.4% more children
In Norway, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Brazil, there are 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 30.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Brazil, 60.0 women do as of 2017.
be 5.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 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 16.5% less likely to have internet access
In Norway, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Brazil, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 19.7% less on education
Norway spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Brazil spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 70.2% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 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, Norwegian Tax Administration.
Brazil: At a glance
How big is Brazil compared to Norway? See an in-depth size comparison.