HEAD TO HEAD
Brazil vs France
Verdict
France holds a 58–42 advantage over Brazil on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (74% of the combined total, $68.0bn) and economic size (GDP) (59% of the combined total, $3.2tn). Brazil leads on active personnel.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Brazil | Share | France | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $23.9bn | 26%74% | $68.0bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $2.2tn | 41%59% | $3.2tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 367.0k | 64%36% | 203.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 183 | 48%52% | 200 | 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.
