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Military power of Brazil & Taiwan
Brazil vs Taiwan
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Brazil 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
More about Brazil militaryTaiwan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 36,193 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 1,566.3 km). The capital of Taiwan is Taipei. The number of inhabitants is 23,568,378.
The Taiwan military is armed mostly with second-hand weapons and equipment provided by the USA. Taiwan also has a domestic defense industry capable of building a range of military equipment.
More about Taiwan militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 BR |  TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 25 billion $ | 19.1 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Manpower
| BR | TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 334,500 | 180,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 1,340,000 | 1,657,000 |
| Available for military: | 53,350,703 | 5,883,828 |
Land Forces
| BR | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 469 | 1,160 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,696 | 1,714 | |
| Total artillery: | 760 | 1,944 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 136 | 440 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 78 | 126 |
Air Forces
| BR | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 473 | 814 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 45 | 129 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 3 | 189 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 77 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 182 | 237 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| BR | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 216 | 96 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 1 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 4 | |
| Frigates: | 6 | 22 | |
| Corvettes: | 2 | 1 | |
| Submarines: | 7 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Brazil
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
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.
Taiwan
Males 18-36 years of age may volunteer for military service or must complete 4 months of compulsory military training (or substitute civil service in some cases); women may enlist; women in Air Force service are restricted to noncombat roles; for men born before December 1993, compulsory service (military or civil) is 1 year; for 8 years after discharge, men are subject to training recall four times for periods not to exceed 20 days.
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