HEAD TO HEAD
Brazil vs Italy
Verdict
Brazil and Italy are close to evenly matched, 49–51 on the Relative Advantage Index.
Brazil leads on active personnel (70% of the combined total, 367.0k) and logistics & power projection (55% of the combined total, 183), which Italy offsets elsewhere.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Italy | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $23.9bn | 33%67% | $48.1bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $2.2tn | 48%52% | $2.4tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 367.0k | 70%30% | 161.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 183 | 55%45% | 152 | 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.
