Brazil vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population ages 15-64, total, per capita
Brazil
0.6913 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.5639 units per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita over time
- Brazil
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.6913 units per person against 0.5639 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1274 units per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Brazil ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5327 units per person | 0.5334 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 0.561 units per person | 0.5197 units per person | 0.0413 units per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.5901 units per person | 0.514 units per person | 0.0761 units per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.6236 units per person | 0.5184 units per person | 0.1052 units per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.6681 units per person | 0.527 units per person | 0.1411 units per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.694 units per person | 0.5376 units per person | 0.1564 units per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.6944 units per person | 0.5566 units per person | 0.1379 units per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, per capita, Brazil or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Brazil, at 0.6913 units per person against 0.5639 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, per capita between Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.1274 units per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.