Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Iran, you would:
Health
be 14.3% less likely to be obese
In Iran, 25.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brazil, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 14.8% more money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $16,200 as of 2023, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $18,600 as of 2023.
be 12.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Brazil, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.
be 77.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In Brazil, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 10.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 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.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brazil, 72.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 66.7% more on education
Iran spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Brazil spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 94.3% more on healthcare
Iran spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Brazil, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.1 times more coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Brazil: At a glance
How big is Brazil compared to Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.