HEAD TO HEAD
Brazil vs Russia
Verdict
Russia holds a 71–29 advantage over Brazil on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (89% of the combined total, $190bn) and active personnel (76% of the combined total, 1.2m). Brazil leads on economic size (GDP).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Russia | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $23.9bn | 11%89% | $190bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $2.2tn | 50%50% | $2.2tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 367.0k | 24%76% | 1.2m | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 183 | 37%63% | 307 | 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.
