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Brazilvs Pakistan

On Global Firepower's 2026 index, Brazil (#11) holds a narrow edge over Pakistan (#14).

  • Pakistan has nuclear weapons; Brazil has none.
  • Pakistan fields 9.1× as many tanks.
  • Pakistan fields 7.5× as many fighters.
  1. People and moneyEven, 2–2
  2. Land forcesPakistan leads 5 of 5
  3. Air powerPakistan leads 6 of 7
  4. Naval forcesPakistan leads 4 of 7
  5. Nuclear weaponsPakistan leads 1 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
$11.9B
376K
Active personnel
660K
1.34M
Reserves
550K
200K
Paramilitary
500K

Spending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Brazil: 1.6% of GDP; Pakistan: 2.9% of GDP).

Land forces

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

294
Tanks
2,677
22K
Armored vehicles
59K
149
Self-propelled artillery
662
412
Towed artillery
2,629
82
Rocket artillery
652

Air power

Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.

495
Total aircraft
1,397
44
Fighters
331
30
Attack aircraft
90
186
Helicopters
379
0
Attack helicopters
55
0
Tankers
4
107
Transports
63

Naval forces

Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.

69
Total fleet
120
0
Aircraft carriers
0
1
Helicopter carriers
0
6
Submarines
8
0
Destroyers
0
8
Frigates
9
2
Corvettes
6

Nuclear weapons

Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.

0
Warheads
170
0
Deployed warheads
0

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