Military power of Qatar & Brazil
Qatar vs Brazil
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Qatar is a country located in Middle East with an area of 11,586 km2 (land boundries: 87 km and costline 563 km). The capital of Qatar is Doha. The number of inhabitants is 2,795,484.
The Qatari military's inventory includes a broad mix of older and modern weapons systems, mostly from the United States and Europe. In the 2010s, Qatar embarked on an extensive military expansion and modernization program with large air, ground, and naval equipment purchases.
More about Qatar 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
 QA |  BR | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 6 billion $ | 19.2 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 3.6% | 1.2% |
Manpower
| QA | BR | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 66,550 | 334,500 |
| Reserve personnel: | 15,000 | 1,340,000 |
| Available for military: | 389,487 | 53,350,703 |
Land Forces
| QA | BR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 138 | 469 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 922 | 1,696 | |
| Total artillery: | 62 | 760 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 46 | 136 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 16 | 78 |
Air Forces
| QA | BR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 205 | 473 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 45 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 46 | 3 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 6 | 77 | |
| Helicopters: | 87 | 182 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 6 | 0 |
Navy
| QA | BR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 92 | 216 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 1 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 6 | |
| Corvettes: | 3 | 2 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 7 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Qatar
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Brazil
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Qatar
Conscription for males aged 18-35; 4-month general obligation, 3 months for graduates.
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.