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Brazilvs Germany

On Global Firepower's 2026 index, Brazil (#11) holds a narrow edge over Germany (#12).

  • Germany spends 4.8× as much on its military.
  • Germany fields 2.9× as many fighters.
  • Brazil has 2× as many active troops.
  1. People and moneyBrazil leads 3 of 4
  2. Land forcesBrazil leads 3 of 5
  3. Air powerGermany leads 6 of 7
  4. Naval forcesGermany leads 3 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
$114B
376K
Active personnel
184K
1.34M
Reserves
860K
200K
Paramilitary
0

Spending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Brazil: 1.6% of GDP; Germany: 2.3% of GDP).

Land forces

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

294
Tanks
296
22K
Armored vehicles
87K
149
Self-propelled artillery
134
412
Towed artillery
0
82
Rocket artillery
33

Air power

Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.

495
Total aircraft
569
44
Fighters
127
30
Attack aircraft
63
186
Helicopters
292
0
Attack helicopters
49
0
Tankers
3
107
Transports
55

Naval forces

Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.

69
Total fleet
96
0
Aircraft carriers
0
1
Helicopter carriers
0
6
Submarines
6
0
Destroyers
0
8
Frigates
11
2
Corvettes
6

Nuclear weapons

Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.

0
Warheads
0
0
Deployed warheads
0

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