Brazil vs United States
Brazil vs United States: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 1,480 deaths in Brazil and 1 deaths in United States, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Brazil, by 1,479 deaths, or 1,500 times that in United States.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Brazil has been higher since 2015, when it overtook United States.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Brazil | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,480 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2,324 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2,463 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1,533 | 8 |
| 2018 | 2,372 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2,801 | 8 |
| 2016 | 83 | 0 |
| 2015 | 65 | 14 |
| 2014 | 0 | 7 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 262 | 0 |
| 2011 | 31 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 40 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 34 | 0 |
| 2004 | 85 | 4 |
| 2003 | 35 | 0 |
| 2002 | 48 | 0 |
| 2001 | 74 | 2,986 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 1999 | 32 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 34 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 40 | 0 |
| 1994 | 28 | 0 |
| 1993 | 29 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Soldiers and civilians killed in the year’s armed conflicts fought in the country, by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program’s best estimate.
- Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 198 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Brazil vs United States
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBrazil: 87.3% in 2022United States: 97.5% in 2022
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrazil: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023United States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerBrazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBrazil: 153 million TIV in 2025United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025