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Army comparison: Flag of Brazil Brazil vs Flag of Canada Canada

Brazil operates 2,419 active military vehicles vs 1,690 for Canada.

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Flag of Brazil BrazilGround pillar #46 56.2
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Brazil leads on 5 of 7 categories

Flag of Canada CanadaGround pillar #55 52.0
  • 292 Main battle tanksweight ×10 74
  • 38 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 0
  • 109 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 0
  • 0 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 616
  • 352 Towed artilleryweight ×3 154
  • 1,219 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 290
  • 409 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 556
Brazil Canada Bars: weighted contribution to the ARMS ground pillar (vehicles × category weight, active + 0.3 × stored) · figures: active vehicles at each side's latest inventory year · Methodology
Key figures as of 2026
Brazil Canada Ratio
Total vehicles 2,419 1,690 🇧🇷 1.4×
On order 1,425 360 🇧🇷 4.0×
Main battle tanks 292 74 🇧🇷 3.9×
Artillery pieces 499 154 🇧🇷 3.2×
Armoured fighting vehicles 1,628 1,462 🇧🇷 1.1×
Active military personnel (all branches) 366,500 67,400 🇧🇷 5.4×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 1,340,000 29,100 🇧🇷 46×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 0 616 🇨🇦
Armoured personnel carriers 1,219 290 🇧🇷 4.2×
Self-propelled artillery 109 0 🇧🇷
Towed artillery 352 154 🇧🇷 2.3×
Rocket artillery 38 0 🇧🇷
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇧🇷 BrazilLeopard 1 ×261M109 Paladin ×109M113 ×596
🇨🇦 CanadaLeopard 2 ×74M113 ×135
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Brazil or Canada?
Brazil has a larger ground force with 2,419 vehicles compared to Canada's 1,690 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Brazil or Canada?
Brazil operates more main battle tanks with 292 compared to Canada's 74.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Brazil or Canada?
Canada has 616 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Brazil's 0.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Brazil or Canada?
Brazil operates 1,219 APCs compared to Canada's 290.
Which country has more artillery systems, Brazil or Canada?
Brazil fields 499 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Canada's 154.