USA vs Brazil | USA and Brazil – country comparison

The United States of America and Brazil are two large countries in the Americas. These countries together cover 3.5-3.6 percent of the total Earth’s surface. The following is a comparison between USA and Brazil. Let’s read.

USA vs Brazil – country comparison

Which country has a larger area, USA or Brazil?

The United States of America is 1.16 times larger than Brazil. USA ranks 3rd and Brazil ranks 5th in terms of area in the world.

• Area of USA – approximately 9.8 million sq km
• Area of Brazil – approximately 8.5 million sq km

Which country has a larger population, USA or Brazil?

The United States has a larger population as compared with Brazil.

• USA population – 341.8 million (2024 estimate)
• Brazil population – 217.6 million (2024 estimate)

USA and Brazil GDP comparison

2024 (IMF)	USA	Brazil
Currency	United States Dollar	Brazilian Real
GDP (nominal)	$29.18 trillion	$2.17 trillion
GDP per capita	$85.81 thousand	$10.21 thousand
GDP (PPP)	$29.18 trillion	$4.73 trillion

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Life

	USA	Brazil
Life expectancy at birth (UN/2023)	79.3	75.85
Human Development Index rank (2023)	17th	84th
Human Development Index value	0.938	0.786

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Overview

	USA	Brazil
Area	approximately 9.8 million sq km	approximately 8.5 million sq km
Population	341.8 million (2024 estimate)	217.6 million (2024 estimate)
Capital City	Washington, D.C.	Brasília
Largest City	New York City	São Paulo
Most spoken language	American English	Portuguese
Most popular sport	American Football	Football (Soccer)
Type of government	Federal presidential constitutional republic	Federal presidential constitutional republic
Number of states	50 states and a federal district Washington, D.C.	26 states and one Federal District

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Geography

	USA	Brazil
Region	North America	South America
Highest mountain	Denali/Mount McKinley (6,190 m/20,310 ft)	Pico da Neblina (2,995 m/9,826 ft)
Largest lake	Lake Superior (shared with Canada); Lake Michigan (entirely within United States)	–
Largest Island	Hawaii island (10,430 sq km)	Marajó (40,100 sq km)
Major Rivers	Missouri, Mississippi, Yukon, Rio Grande, Arkansas, Colorado, etc.	Amazon, Paraná, San Francisco, Araguaia, Tocantins, paraguay, etc.
Longest River	Missouri River	Amazon River
Forest cover (2022)	33.9%	59.1%

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National Symbols

	USA	Brazil
National tree	The oak	Brazilwood
National floral emblem	Rose	Golden trumpet tree
National bird	Bald eagle	Rufous-bellied thrush

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Tourism

	USA	Brazil
Places to visit	New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Yellowstone National Park, San Francisco, Yosemite National Park, Grand Canyon, etc.	Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Manaus, Salvador, Brasília, Fortaleza, Florianópolis, etc.
Number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites	26	24
Tourism ranking in the Americas (2023)	1st	6th

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(Also read: USA and Australia – country comparison | USA vs Australia)

Other

	USA	Brazil
Second most spoken language	Spanish	–
Area rank in the Americas	2nd	3rd
Area rank in the world	3rd	5th

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