Brazil vs Spain Military Comparison

Side-by-side military strength: active personnel, defense budgets, air force aircraft, and naval assets.

Brazil

Spain

Brazil

400K active troops $20B budget

Spain

100K active troops $10B budget

439

Tanks

327

1,896

Armored Vehicles

2,040

606

Artillery

152

180

Rocket Systems

Fighter Jets

139

151

Helicopters

164

112

Warships

Submarines

Nuclear Budget vs GDP Personnel Air Force Naval All Metrics

Nuclear Arsenal

Brazil

NON-NUCLEAR

0 WARHEADS

Spain

NON-NUCLEAR

0 WARHEADS

Estimated total warhead inventories — Federation of American Scientists / SIPRI

Defense Budget vs GDP

Historical defense spending and how it compares to each country's GDP. The % of GDP view normalises for economic size so smaller economies aren't drowned out by absolute dollar figures.

Defense Budget Over Time ($B)

Defense Budget as % of GDP

Source: World Bank Open Data API (MS.MIL.XPND.CD)

Military Active Personnel

Brazil

LARGEST

366.5K TROOPS

Spain

32.8% OF LARGEST

120.35K TROOPS

Brazil 366.5Ktroops

LARGEST

Spain 120.35Ktroops

32.8% of largest

Brazil has 3.05× the active personnel of Spain

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Air Force Total Aircraft

Brazil

LARGEST

679 AIRCRAFT

Spain

76.9% OF LARGEST

522 AIRCRAFT

Brazil 679aircraft

LARGEST

Spain 522aircraft

76.9% of largest

Brazil has 1.30× the aircraft of Spain

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Total Naval Assets

Brazil

LARGEST

112 VESSELS

Spain

41.1% OF LARGEST

46 VESSELS

Brazil 112vessels

LARGEST

Spain 46vessels

41.1% of largest

Brazil has 2.43× the naval assets of Spain

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Land Forces — Detailed Metrics

Metric	Brazil	Spain
Active Personnel	366,500	120,350
Reserve Personnel	1,340,000	15,150
Total Military Personnel	1,700,000	135,500
Defense Budget (USD)	$19,700,000,000	$14,900,000,000
Tanks	439	327
Armored Vehicles	1,896	2,040
Self-Propelled Artillery	56	96
Towed Artillery	550	56
Rocket Projectors	180	0

Air Force — Detailed Metrics

Metric	Brazil	Spain
Total Aircraft	679	522
Fighters	43	139
Attack Aircraft	57	87
Transport Aircraft	110	43
Trainer Aircraft	168	89
Helicopters	151	164
Attack Helicopters	12	18

Naval Forces — Detailed Metrics

Metric	Brazil	Spain
Total Naval Assets	112	46
Aircraft Carriers	1	1
Destroyers	0	0
Frigates	6	11
Corvettes	3	0
Submarines	5	3
Patrol Vessels	42	23
Mine Warfare Vessels	6	6

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Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research. Last updated June 2026. Sources & methodology