Brazil vs South Korea

South Korea scores 84.5 in the NationsTree Index (1st in the world) and Brazil scores 51.4 (82nd), a gap of 33.2 points. Their trees are 42 m and 40 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Brazil has 4.1 times the population of South Korea. Brazil is 85 times larger than South Korea by land area. The economy of Brazil is 53% larger than that of South Korea (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Brazil 212.8 million and South Korea 51.7 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $63,125 in South Korea and $23,433 in Brazil (2025, international dollars). People in South Korea live on average 7.6 years longer (83.6 vs 76.0 years).

Of 39 indicators reported by both countries, Brazil ranks higher in the world on 6 and South Korea on 33. Brazil is clearly stronger in natural resources, environment & energy and land & people. South Korea is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, infrastructure & digital and society & health.

As a nation, South Korea is the older of the two (statehood since 57 BC, 2,082 years), compared with Brazil (since 1822). Over the last five years South Korea improved faster (direction score 75 vs 13 out of 100).