Brazil vs Türkiye
Brazil has 2.5× the population of Türkiye: 212,812,405 vs 85,878,556, a gap of 126.9 million. Both are growing at almost the same pace (+0.38% vs +0.42% a year). At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is narrowing, but too slowly to close within two centuries. Türkiye is 4.4× as densely populated (110.9 vs 25.3 people per km²). People in Türkiye live 1.4 years longer on average (77.4 vs 76.0). GDP per capita is 1.7× higher in Türkiye ($18,599 vs $10,713).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Brazil) and 2025 (Türkiye); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Brazil vs Türkiye — side by side
 Brazil |  Türkiye | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 212,812,4052025 | 85,878,5562025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +0.38%2025 | +0.42%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 12.12024 | 11.02024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 7.12024 | 5.72024 |
| Children per woman | 1.612024 | 1.482024 |
| Life expectancy | 76.0 yrs2024 | 77.4 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 19.4%2025 | 21.0%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 11.5%2025 | 10.6%2025 |
| Density | 25.3 /km²2023 | 110.9 /km²2023 |
| Area | 8,510,420 km²2023 | 785,350 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 88.2%2025 | 89.5%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -217,2832025 | -258,2052025 |
| GDP per capita | $10,7132025 | $18,5992025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #7 | #18 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 2.59% | 1.05% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Brazil: 2.9× from 1960 to 2025; Türkiye: 3.0× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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Brazil: Brazil vs India, Brazil vs China, Brazil vs United States, Brazil vs Indonesia, Brazil vs Pakistan, Brazil vs Nigeria, Brazil vs Bangladesh, Brazil vs Russia.
Türkiye: Türkiye vs India, Türkiye vs China, Türkiye vs United States, Türkiye vs Indonesia, Türkiye vs Pakistan, Türkiye vs Nigeria, Türkiye vs Brazil, Türkiye vs Bangladesh.
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