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Military power of Qatar & Brazil

Qatar vs Brazil

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Qatar Brazil

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.

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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

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Military expenditures

Military budget

6 billion $

25 billion $

Percent of GDP

3.6 %

1.1 %

Manpower

Active personnel

66,550

334,500

Reserve personnel

15,000

1,340,000

Available for military

389,487

53,350,703

Land Forces

Tanks

138

469

Armoured fighting vehicles

922

1,696

Total artillery

62

760

Self-propelled artillery

46

136

Rocket artillery

16

78

Air Forces

Total aircraft

205

473

Fighter

0

45

Multirole

46

3

Attack

6

77

Helicopters

87

182

UCAV (combat drone)

6

0

Navy

Total naval

92

216

Aircraft carriers

0

1

Destroyers

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.