HEAD TO HEAD
Brazil vs Saudi Arabia
Verdict
Brazil and Saudi Arabia are close to evenly matched, 52–48 on the Relative Advantage Index.
Brazil leads on economic size (GDP) (64% of the combined total, $2.2tn) and logistics & power projection (79% of the combined total, 183), which Saudi Arabia 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Saudi Arabia | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $23.9bn | 22%78% | $83.2bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $2.2tn | 64%36% | $1.2tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 367.0k | 59%41% | 257.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 183 | 79%21% | 50 | 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.
