General Information
The United States and Brazil: A Comparative Profile
United States |
Brazil |
|
Total Area |
9,629,091 square kilometers |
8,514,876 square kilometers |
Population |
307,212,123 inhabitants |
198,739,269 inhabitants |
Pop. growth rate |
0.975% per year |
1.199% per year |
Infant mortality |
6.26 per 1,000 live births |
20 per 1,000 live births |
Life expectancy |
78 years |
72 years |
Literacy |
99% |
90.5% |
GDP (ppp-2008) |
$ 14.44 trillion |
$1.998 trillion |
GDP per capita |
$ 47,500 |
$10,200 |
Telephones (fixed) |
150 million |
41.141 million |
Electricity (production) |
4.11 tln kWh |
438.8 bln kWh |
Electricity (consumption) |
3.87 tln kWh |
404.3 bln kWh |
Internet users |
231 million |
64.948 million |
Paved highways |
4.2 million kilometers |
96,353 kilometers |
Sources: Brazilian Census Bureau (www.ibge.gov.br), Brazilian government Web sites (www.brasil.gov.br), U.S. government Web sites (www.fedstats.gov), CIA Factbook (www.odci.gov)