2026 military data comparison
Italy vs Brazil Military Power
Compare Italy and Brazil across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Italy #27 and Brazil #21 in the 2026 edition.
Italy
7.9Strength Score
13 indicators higher
Brazil
9.1Strength Score
7 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Brazil
7.9 vs 9.1
Indicators higher
13–7
1 tied
Global ranks
#27 / #21
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$37.3B
vs $26.4B
Category scorecard
Manpower0 – 0 – 3
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy5 – 0 – 0
Army and ground forces1 – 0 – 4
Financial and strategic2 – 1 – 0
Largest reported differences
Attack helicopters: Italy
Italy 37 · Brazil 0
Aircraft carriers: Italy
Italy 2 · Brazil 0
Destroyers: Italy
Italy 3 · Brazil 0
Reserve troops: Brazil
Italy 18,300 · Brazil 1,340,000