Development & Industry
Population: 200.4 million
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): $15,590
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 47%
Women as % of Parliament: 9.9%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 2.2
Deaths Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 74%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 99%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating: N/A
Economy: Big Mac Index: 2.59
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): -0.6%
Economy: Human Development Index: 0.755
Economy: Technology Index: N/A
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: 4.9 years
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP): 3.5%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 21: 1
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force: 3.9%
Health: Expenditure Per Capita: 1085 per
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000: 2.3 per 1000
Health: Physicians Per 1000: 1.9 per 1000
Media: Televisions (total number): 36.5 million
Media: Per Capita Televisions : 200.82
% of GDP as Industry: 28.5%
Total Labor Force: 109,842,906
% of Labor Force in Industry: 109,842,906
Unemployment Rate: 14%
Public Debt % of GDP: 59%
Inflation Rate: 6.5%
Industries Value of Exports: $245 million
Export Commodities: Coal, sugarcane, soybeans, coffee, sisal, chicken
Export Partners and %: China 17%, US 11.1%, Argentina 7.4%, Netherlands 6.2%
Value of Imports: $240 billion
Import Commodities: electronics, fossil fuels, chemical agents, metallic parts
Import Partners and %:China 15.3%, US 14.6%, Argentina 7.4%, Germany 6.4%, South Korea 4.1%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: $1.00: $2.153
Electricity Production: 530 billion kWh
Electricity Consumption: 455 billion kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 20%
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 2%
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 71%
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 7.7%
Refined Oil Production: 2.1 mil bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption: 2.6 mil bbl/day
Natural Gas Production: 17 billion m3
Natural Gas Consumption: 25 billion m3
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 44 million
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 250 million
# of Internet Hosts: 26 million
# of Internet Users: 7982 million
# of Airports (total): 4093
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 698
# of km of Roadways (total):1,580,964 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 212,798 km
# km of Waterways: 50, 000 km
Location of Main Ports & Terminals:Belem, Paranagua, Rio Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Sao Sebastiao, Tubarao
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): $15,590
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 47%
Women as % of Parliament: 9.9%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 2.2
Deaths Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 74%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 99%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating: N/A
Economy: Big Mac Index: 2.59
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): -0.6%
Economy: Human Development Index: 0.755
Economy: Technology Index: N/A
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: 4.9 years
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP): 3.5%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 21: 1
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force: 3.9%
Health: Expenditure Per Capita: 1085 per
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000: 2.3 per 1000
Health: Physicians Per 1000: 1.9 per 1000
Media: Televisions (total number): 36.5 million
Media: Per Capita Televisions : 200.82
% of GDP as Industry: 28.5%
Total Labor Force: 109,842,906
% of Labor Force in Industry: 109,842,906
Unemployment Rate: 14%
Public Debt % of GDP: 59%
Inflation Rate: 6.5%
Industries Value of Exports: $245 million
Export Commodities: Coal, sugarcane, soybeans, coffee, sisal, chicken
Export Partners and %: China 17%, US 11.1%, Argentina 7.4%, Netherlands 6.2%
Value of Imports: $240 billion
Import Commodities: electronics, fossil fuels, chemical agents, metallic parts
Import Partners and %:China 15.3%, US 14.6%, Argentina 7.4%, Germany 6.4%, South Korea 4.1%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: $1.00: $2.153
Electricity Production: 530 billion kWh
Electricity Consumption: 455 billion kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 20%
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 2%
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 71%
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 7.7%
Refined Oil Production: 2.1 mil bbl/day
Refined Oil Consumption: 2.6 mil bbl/day
Natural Gas Production: 17 billion m3
Natural Gas Consumption: 25 billion m3
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 44 million
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 250 million
# of Internet Hosts: 26 million
# of Internet Users: 7982 million
# of Airports (total): 4093
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 698
# of km of Roadways (total):1,580,964 km
# of km of Roadways Paved: 212,798 km
# km of Waterways: 50, 000 km
Location of Main Ports & Terminals:Belem, Paranagua, Rio Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Sao Sebastiao, Tubarao