HEAD TO HEAD
Brazil vs Türkiye
Verdict
Brazil holds a 53–47 advantage over Türkiye on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by economic size (GDP) (62% of the combined total, $2.2tn) and logistics & power projection (60% of the combined total, 183). Türkiye 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Türkiye | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $23.9bn | 44%56% | $30.0bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $2.2tn | 62%38% | $1.4tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 367.0k | 51%49% | 355.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 183 | 60%40% | 120 | 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.
