HEAD TO HEAD
Brazil vs Spain
Verdict
Brazil holds a 55–45 advantage over Spain on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by active personnel (75% of the combined total, 367.0k) and economic size (GDP) (56% of the combined total, $2.2tn). Spain leads on military spending.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Spain | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $23.9bn | 37%63% | $40.2bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $2.2tn | 56%44% | $1.7tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 367.0k | 75%25% | 124.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 183 | 63%37% | 107 | 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.
