HEAD TO HEAD
Australia vs Brazil
Verdict
Brazil holds a 55–45 advantage over Australia on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by active personnel (86% of the combined total, 367.0k) and economic size (GDP) (55% of the combined total, $2.2tn). Australia leads on military spending and logistics & power projection.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side. Those factors are excluded and the remaining weights renormalised, never substituted.
Factor by factor
| Factor | Australia | Share | Brazil | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $35.3bn | 60%40% | $23.9bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $1.8tn | 45%55% | $2.2tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 60.0k | 14%86% | 367.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 213 | 54%46% | 183 | 20% |
Shares are each side's portion of the combined total for that factor. Weights are renormalised across the factors both sides publish — see the methodology. Data read 2026-10-22.
