Comparison of Brazil and Venezuela Military Strengths (2024)

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Side-by-side comparison showcasing the relative conventional fighting strengths of Brazil and Venezuela for the year 2024.

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The side-by-side comparison provides a theoretical look at war footing between two potential (or active) military rivals.

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COUNTRIES

Brazil

PwrIndx: 0.1944
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 12 of 145)

Venezuela

PwrIndx: 0.9447
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 57 of 145)

COMPARISON BRIEF

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Manpower

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Airpower ✕ Venezuela national flag image

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Land Power ✕ Venezuela national flag image

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Naval Power ✕ Venezuela national flag image

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Nat.Resources ✓ Venezuela national flag image

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Financials ✕ Venezuela national flag image

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Logistics ✕ Venezuela national flag image

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Geography ✓ Venezuela national flag image

MANPOWER

Total Population (Rnk 7)
218,689,757
(Diff: 188,171,497)

Total Population (Rnk 50)
30,518,260
(Diff: -188,171,497)

Available Manpower (Rnk 6)
111,531,776
(Diff: 96,272,646)

Available Manpower (Rnk 44)
15,259,130
(Diff: -96,272,646)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 6)
88,131,972
(Diff: 75,619,485)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 43)
12,512,487
(Diff: -75,619,485)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 7)
3,499,036
(Diff: 2,888,671)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 39)
610,365
(Diff: -2,888,671)

Active Personnel (Rnk 14)
360,000
(Diff: 251,000)

Active Personnel (Rnk 43)
109,000
(Diff: -251,000)

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 21)
340,000
(Diff: 332,000)

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 72)
8,000
(Diff: -332,000)

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 11)
200,000
(Diff: -20,000)

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 10)
220,000
(Diff: 20,000)

FINANCIALS

Defense Budget (Rnk 18)
$24,752,000,000
(Diff: $632,000,000)

Defense Budget (Rnk 20)
$24,120,000,000
(Diff: $-632,000,000)

External Debt (Rnk 100)
$700,000,000,000
(Diff: $599,700,000,000)

External Debt (Rnk 68)
$100,300,000,000
(Diff: $-599,700,000,000)

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 11)
$362,210,000,000
(Diff: $351,813,000,000)

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 75)
$10,397,000,000
(Diff: $-351,813,000,000)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 9)
$3,128,000,000,000
(Diff: $2,858,932,000,000)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 60)
$269,068,000,000
(Diff: $-2,858,932,000,000)

AIRPOWER

Total Aircraft (Rnk 17)
628
(Diff: 386)

Total Aircraft (Rnk 42)
242
(Diff: -386)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 37)
46
(Diff: 6)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 42)
40
(Diff: -6)

Dedicated Attack (Rnk 11)
72
(Diff: 72)

Dedicated Attack (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -72)

Transports (Rnk 6)
111
(Diff: 62)

Transports (Rnk 17)
49
(Diff: -62)

Trainers (Rnk 12)
206
(Diff: 130)

Trainers (Rnk 34)
76
(Diff: -130)

Special-Mission (Rnk 14)
24
(Diff: 21)

Special-Mission (Rnk 32)
3
(Diff: -21)

Aerial Tankers (Rnk 15)
2
(Diff: 1)

Aerial Tankers (Rnk 16)
1
(Diff: -1)

Helicopters (Rnk 25)
195
(Diff: 120)

Helicopters (Rnk 47)
75
(Diff: -120)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -10)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 37)
10
(Diff: 10)

LAND POWER

Tank Strength (Rnk 32)
469
(Diff: 289)

Tank Strength (Rnk 63)
180
(Diff: -289)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 14)
44,044
(Diff: 29,078)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 32)
14,966
(Diff: -29,078)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 28)
172
(Diff: 112)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 45)
60
(Diff: -112)

Towed Artillery (Rnk 27)
460
(Diff: 356)

Towed Artillery (Rnk 60)
104
(Diff: -356)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 41)
78
(Diff: 42)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 54)
36
(Diff: -42)

NAVAL POWER

Fleet Strength (Rnk 23)
134
(Diff: 102)

Fleet Strength (Rnk 60)
32
(Diff: -102)

Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)

Helo Carriers (Rnk 5)
1
(Diff: 1)

Helo Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -1)

Submarines (Rnk 17)
4
(Diff: 2)

Submarines (Rnk 145)
2
(Diff: -2)

Destroyers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)

Frigates (Rnk 11)
6
(Diff: 6)

Frigates (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -6)

Corvettes (Rnk 15)
2
(Diff: 2)

Corvettes (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -2)

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 38)
23
(Diff: -6)

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 35)
29
(Diff: 6)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 17)
5
(Diff: 5)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -5)

LOGISTICS

Airports (Rnk 2)
4,093
(Diff: 3,649)

Airports (Rnk 16)
444
(Diff: -3,649)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 21)
877
(Diff: 605)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 47)
272
(Diff: -605)

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 5)
17
(Diff: 12)

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 16)
5
(Diff: -12)

Labor Force (Rnk 5)
99,470,000
(Diff: 89,225,000)

Labor Force (Rnk 53)
10,245,000
(Diff: -89,225,000)

Roadways (Rnk 4)
2,000,000km
(Diff: 1,903,811km)

Roadways (Rnk 49)
96,189km
(Diff: -1,903,811km)

Roadways (Rnk 7)
29,850km
(Diff: 29,403km)

Roadways (Rnk 110)
447km
(Diff: -29,403km)

NATURAL RESOURCES

Oil Production (Rnk 8)
3,630,000bbl
(Diff: 3,025,000bbl)

Oil Production (Rnk 27)
605,000bbl
(Diff: -3,025,000bbl)

Oil Consumption (Rnk 108)
3,145,000bbl
(Diff: 2,674,500bbl)

Oil Consumption (Rnk 81)
470,500bbl
(Diff: -2,674,500bbl)

Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 15)
12,715,000,000bbl
(Diff: -291,091,000,000bbl)

Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 1)
303,806,000,000bbl
(Diff: 291,091,000,000bbl)

Natural Gas Production (Rnk 28)
25,385,979,000bbl
(Diff: 2,691,395,000bbl)

Natural Gas Production (Rnk 30)
22,694,584,000bbl
(Diff: -2,691,395,000bbl)

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 81)
35,253,198,000bbl
(Diff: 12,558,614,000bbl)

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 74)
22,694,584,000bbl
(Diff: -12,558,614,000bbl)

Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 33)
363,984,000,000bbl
(Diff: -5,309,910,000,000bbl)

Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 10)
5,673,894,000,000bbl
(Diff: 5,309,910,000,000bbl)

Coal Production (Rnk 25)
13,993,000bbl
(Diff: 13,597,000bbl)

Coal Production (Rnk 65)
396,000bbl
(Diff: -13,597,000bbl)

Coal Consumption (Rnk 94)
31,841,000bbl
(Diff: 31,808,000bbl)

Coal Consumption (Rnk 11)
33,000bbl
(Diff: -31,808,000bbl)

Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 15)
6,596,000,000bbl
(Diff: 5,865,000,000bbl)

Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 36)
731,000,000bbl
(Diff: -5,865,000,000bbl)

GEOGRAPHY

Square Land Area (Rnk 5)
8,515,770km
(Diff: 7,603,720km)

Square Land Area (Rnk 32)
912,050km
(Diff: -7,603,720km)

Shared Border (Rnk 132)
16,145km
(Diff: 10,878km)

Shared Border (Rnk 102)
5,267km
(Diff: -10,878km)

Coastline (Rnk 93)
7,491km
(Diff: 4,691km)

Coastline (Rnk 74)
2,800km
(Diff: -4,691km)

Waterways (Rnk 2)
50,000km
(Diff: 42,900km)

Waterways (Rnk 23)
7,100km
(Diff: -42,900km)

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