Military power of Greece & Brazil
Greece vs Brazil
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Greece is a country located in Southern Europe with an area of 131,990 km2 (land boundries: 1,110 km and costline 13,676 km). The capital of Greece is Athens. The number of inhabitants is 10,718,565.
Greece joined NATO in 1952. The inventory of the Hellenic Armed Forces consists mostly of a mix of imported weapons from Europe and the USA. Germany is the leading supplier of weapons systems. Greece entered into a security agreement with France in 2021 that included the sale of frigates and fighter aircraft to augment its aging weapons systems. Greece's defense industry also is capable of producing a range of military hardware
More about Greece militaryBrazil is a country located in Eastern South America with an area of 8,515,767 km2 (land boundries: 16,145 km and costline 7,491 km). The capital of Brazil is Brasília. The number of inhabitants is 210,147,125.
Brazil has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the United States. MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, but it does not entail any security obligations. The Brazilian military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons, largely from Europe and the US. Brazil's defense industry is capable of designing and manufacturing equipment for all three military services
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Military expenditures
 GR |  BR | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 7.6 billion $ | 19.2 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 3.8% | 1.2% |
Manpower
| GR | BR | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 107,600 | 334,500 |
| Reserve personnel: | 221,600 | 1,340,000 |
| Available for military: | 2,535,174 | 53,350,703 |
Land Forces
| GR | BR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 1,365 | 469 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 4,126 | 1,696 | |
| Total artillery: | 1,469 | 760 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 588 | 136 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 152 | 78 |
Air Forces
| GR | BR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 855 | 473 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 35 | 45 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 202 | 3 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 77 | |
| Helicopters: | 427 | 182 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 3 | 0 |
Navy
| GR | BR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 236 | 216 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 1 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 13 | 6 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 2 | |
| Submarines: | 11 | 7 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Greece
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Brazil
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Greece
19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; during wartime the law allows for recruitment beginning January of the year of inductee's 18th birthday, thus including 17 year olds; 18 years of age for volunteers; conscript service obligation is 1 year for the Army and 9 months for the Air Force and Navy; women are eligible for voluntary military service.
Brazil
18-45 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 10-12 months; 17-45 years of age for voluntary service; an increasing percentage of the ranks are "long-service" volunteer professionals; women were allowed to serve in the armed forces beginning in early 1980s when the Brazilian Army became the first army in South America to accept women into career ranks; women serve in Navy and Air Force only in Women's Reserve Corps.