Brazilvs Russia
On Global Firepower's 2026 index, Russia (#2) holds a solid edge over Brazil (#11).
- Russia has nuclear weapons; Brazil has none.
- Russia has aircraft carriers; Brazil has none.
- Russia has destroyers; Brazil has none.
Who leads in each area
- People and moneyRussia leads 4 of 4
- Land forcesRussia leads 5 of 5
- Air powerRussia leads 7 of 7
- Naval forcesRussia leads 6 of 7
- Nuclear weaponsRussia leads 2 of 2
Leads count raw numbers in each category. Larger is not always stronger: a modern fleet can beat a bigger, older one.
People and money
Who can be put in uniform, and how much is spent keeping them there.
$23.9B
Military spending
$190B376K
Active personnel
1.32M1.34M
Reserves
2M200K
Paramilitary
250KSpending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Brazil: 1.6% of GDP; Russia: 7.5% of GDP).
Land forces
Armour and artillery: the weight an army can put on the ground.
294
Tanks
5,63022K
Armored vehicles
127K149
Self-propelled artillery
3,603412
Towed artillery
5,92082
Rocket artillery
2,486Air power
Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.
495
Total aircraft
4,23744
Fighters
86130
Attack aircraft
698186
Helicopters
1,6430
Attack helicopters
5560
Tankers
18107
Transports
458Naval forces
Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.
69
Total fleet
7470
Aircraft carriers
11
Helicopter carriers
06
Submarines
660
Destroyers
138
Frigates
122
Corvettes
79Nuclear weapons
Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.
0
Warheads
4,4000
Deployed warheads
1,796Compare other countries
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Profiles: Brazil and Russia. Sources: Global Firepower 2026, SIPRI Military Expenditure 2025 (Apr 2026), SIPRI Yearbook 2026: World Nuclear Forces.