Brazilvs United States
On Global Firepower's 2026 index, the United States (#1) holds a solid edge over Brazil (#11).
- The United States has nuclear weapons; Brazil has none.
- The United States has aircraft carriers; Brazil has none.
- The United States has destroyers; Brazil has none.
Who leads in each area
- People and moneyEven, 2–2
- Land forcesUnited States leads 5 of 5
- Air powerUnited States leads 7 of 7
- Naval forcesUnited States leads 6 of 7
- Nuclear weaponsUnited States 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
$954B376K
Active personnel
1.33M1.34M
Reserves
800K200K
Paramilitary
0Spending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Brazil: 1.6% of GDP; United States: 3.1% of GDP).
Land forces
Armour and artillery: the weight an army can put on the ground.
294
Tanks
4,66622K
Armored vehicles
410K149
Self-propelled artillery
1,521412
Towed artillery
1,87882
Rocket artillery
1,731Air power
Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.
495
Total aircraft
13,03244
Fighters
1,79130
Attack aircraft
926186
Helicopters
5,9130
Attack helicopters
1,0240
Tankers
610107
Transports
917Naval forces
Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.
69
Total fleet
4650
Aircraft carriers
111
Helicopter carriers
96
Submarines
660
Destroyers
838
Frigates
02
Corvettes
27Nuclear weapons
Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.
0
Warheads
3,7000
Deployed warheads
1,770Compare other countries
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Profiles: Brazil and United States. Sources: Global Firepower 2026, SIPRI Military Expenditure 2025 (Apr 2026), SIPRI Yearbook 2026: World Nuclear Forces.