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Brazilvs Saudi Arabia

On Global Firepower's 2026 index, Brazil (#11) holds a solid edge over Saudi Arabia (#25).

  • Brazil has submarines; Saudi Arabia has none.
  • Saudi Arabia fields 6.4× as many fighters.
  • Saudi Arabia fields 3.7× as many tanks.
  1. People and moneyBrazil leads 3 of 4
  2. Land forcesSaudi Arabia leads 4 of 5
  3. Air powerSaudi Arabia leads 6 of 7
  4. Naval forcesBrazil leads 4 of 7
  5. Nuclear weaponsEven, 0–0

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
$83.2B
376K
Active personnel
247K
1.34M
Reserves
0
200K
Paramilitary
150K

Spending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Brazil: 1.6% of GDP; Saudi Arabia: 6.5% of GDP).

Land forces

Armour and artillery: the weight an army can put on the ground.

294
Tanks
1,085
22K
Armored vehicles
22K
149
Self-propelled artillery
380
412
Towed artillery
557
82
Rocket artillery
327

Air power

Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.

495
Total aircraft
917
44
Fighters
283
30
Attack aircraft
81
186
Helicopters
264
0
Attack helicopters
34
0
Tankers
22
107
Transports
49

Naval forces

Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.

69
Total fleet
32
0
Aircraft carriers
0
1
Helicopter carriers
0
6
Submarines
0
0
Destroyers
0
8
Frigates
7
2
Corvettes
9

Nuclear weapons

Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.

0
Warheads
0
0
Deployed warheads
0

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Profiles: Brazil and Saudi Arabia. Sources: Global Firepower 2026, SIPRI Military Expenditure 2025 (Apr 2026), SIPRI Yearbook 2026: World Nuclear Forces.