HEAD TO HEAD
Brazil vs South Korea
Verdict
Brazil and South Korea are close to evenly matched, 50–50 on the Relative Advantage Index.
Brazil leads on logistics & power projection (83% of the combined total, 183) and economic size (GDP) (54% of the combined total, $2.2tn), which South Korea 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | South Korea | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $23.9bn | 33%67% | $47.8bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $2.2tn | 54%46% | $1.9tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 367.0k | 40%60% | 555.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 183 | 83%17% | 38 | 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.
