Brazil vs China
Brazil vs China: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 99.8% in Brazil and 100% in China, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in China, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1 times that in Brazil.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- China has been higher since 2023.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Brazil | China | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.8 | 100 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 99.8 | 100 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 100 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 99.5 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 99.7 | 100 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 99.8 | 100 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 99.7 | 100 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 99.8 | 100 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 99.7 | 100 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 99.7 | 100 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 99.7 | 100 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 99.6 | 100 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 99.5 | 99.9 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 99.3 | 99.9 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 98.6 | 99.7 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 98.9 | 99.1 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 98.5 | 98.8 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 98.1 | 98.5 | 82 |
| 2006 | 97.6 | 98.2 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 97.1 | 97.9 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 96.8 | 97.7 | 80 |
| 2003 | 97 | 97.4 | 80 |
| 2002 | 96.7 | 97.2 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 96 | 97 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 94.4 | 96.7 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 94.8 | – | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 94.2 | – | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 93.4 | – | – |
| 1996 | 92.9 | – | – |
| 1995 | 91.7 | – | – |
| 1994 | 91.9 | – | – |
| 1993 | 90 | – | – |
| 1992 | 88.8 | – | – |
| 1991 | 90.6 | – | – |
| 1990 | 87.5 | – | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Brazil vs China
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023China: 78 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024China: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023China: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017China: 3.31% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017China: 7.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023China: 1.42 billion people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023China: -0.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023China: 1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025China: 66.3% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023China: 39.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023China: 14.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrazil: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023China: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025China: 1.73% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025China: $335B in 2025
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025China: $237 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025China: 5.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020China: 2.54 million people in 2020
- National powerBrazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022China: 23.41% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020China: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025China: 207 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBrazil: 153 million TIV in 2025China: 880 million TIV in 2025