Brazil vs Italy Military Comparison

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

Brazil

Italy

Brazil

400K active troops $20B budget

Italy

200K active troops $30B budget

439

Tanks

200

1,896

Armored Vehicles

3,500

606

Artillery

159

180

Rocket Systems

Fighter Jets

151

Helicopters

354

112

Warships

143

Submarines

Nuclear Budget vs GDP Personnel Air Force Naval All Metrics

Nuclear Arsenal

Brazil

NON-NUCLEAR

0 WARHEADS

Italy

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

Italy

46.4% OF LARGEST

170K TROOPS

Brazil 366.5Ktroops

LARGEST

Italy 170Ktroops

46.4% of largest

Brazil has 2.16× the active personnel of Italy

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Air Force Total Aircraft

Italy

LARGEST

862 AIRCRAFT

Brazil

78.8% OF LARGEST

679 AIRCRAFT

Italy 862aircraft

LARGEST

Brazil 679aircraft

78.8% of largest

Italy has 1.27× the aircraft of Brazil

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Total Naval Assets

Italy

LARGEST

143 VESSELS

Brazil

78.3% OF LARGEST

112 VESSELS

Italy 143vessels

LARGEST

Brazil 112vessels

78.3% of largest

Italy has 1.28× the naval assets of Brazil

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Land Forces — Detailed Metrics

Metric	Brazil	Italy
Active Personnel	366,500	170,000
Reserve Personnel	1,340,000	18,300
Total Military Personnel	1,700,000	188,300
Defense Budget (USD)	$19,700,000,000	$29,800,000,000
Tanks	439	200
Armored Vehicles	1,896	3,500
Self-Propelled Artillery	56	89
Towed Artillery	550	70
Rocket Projectors	180	21

Air Force — Detailed Metrics

Metric	Brazil	Italy
Total Aircraft	679	862
Fighters	43	96
Attack Aircraft	57	58
Transport Aircraft	110	87
Trainer Aircraft	168	186
Helicopters	151	354
Attack Helicopters	12	59

Naval Forces — Detailed Metrics

Metric	Brazil	Italy
Total Naval Assets	112	143
Aircraft Carriers	1	2
Destroyers	0	4
Frigates	6	10
Corvettes	3	0
Submarines	5	8
Patrol Vessels	42	20
Mine Warfare Vessels	6	10

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