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Military power of Saudi Arabia & Brazil

Saudi Arabia vs Brazil

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Saudi Arabia is a country located in Middle East with an area of 2,149,690 km² (land boundries: 4,272 km and costline 2,640 km). The capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh. The number of inhabitants is 34,218,169.

Saudi-led coalition of Arab states invaded Yemen in 2015. The inventory of the Saudi military forces, including the SANG, includes a mix of mostly modern weapons systems from the US and Europe. The United States is the leading supplier of armaments. In 2021 Saudi Arabia was the world's largest arms importer.

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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

75 billion $

25 billion $

Percent of GDP

7 %

1.1 %

Manpower

Active personnel

480,000

334,500

Reserve personnel

325,000

1,340,000

Available for military

8,240,714

53,350,703

Land Forces

Tanks

915

292

Armoured fighting vehicles

7,329

2,452

Total artillery

1,120

565

Self-propelled artillery

332

109

Rocket artillery

321

44

Air Forces

Total aircraft

1,251

481

Fighter

62

47

Multirole

71

9

Attack

151

92

Helicopters

395

167

UCAV (combat drone)

306

0

Navy

Total naval

36

63

Aircraft carriers

0

1

Destroyers

0

Frigates

11

6

Corvettes

9

2

Submarines

0

4

Nuclear weapons

Saudi Arabia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Saudi Arabia

17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription.

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.