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Army comparison: Flag of Brazil Brazil vs Flag of United States United States

United States's army fields 171,065 active vehicles — 71:1 Brazil's 2,419. Additionally, Brazil has 0 and United States has 12,800 vehicles in storage.

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

Flag of United States United StatesGround pillar #1 100.0
  • 292 Main battle tanksweight ×10 2,666+2,000 stored
  • 38 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 1,531
  • 109 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 1,521
  • 0 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 7,724+2,800 stored
  • 352 Towed artilleryweight ×3 1,878
  • 1,219 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 6,863+8,000 stored
  • 409 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 148,882
Brazil United States 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 United States Ratio
Total vehicles 2,419 171,065 🇺🇸 71×
In storage 0 12,800 🇺🇸
On order 1,425 12,602 🇺🇸 8.8×
Main battle tanks 292 2,666 🇺🇸 9.1×
Artillery pieces 499 4,930 🇺🇸 9.9×
Armoured fighting vehicles 1,628 163,469 🇺🇸 100×
Active military personnel (all branches) 366,500 1,326,050 🇺🇸 3.6×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 1,340,000 806,700 🇧🇷 1.7×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 0 7,724 🇺🇸
Armoured personnel carriers 1,219 6,863 🇺🇸 5.6×
Self-propelled artillery 109 1,521 🇺🇸 14×
Towed artillery 352 1,878 🇺🇸 5.3×
Rocket artillery 38 1,531 🇺🇸 40×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇧🇷 BrazilLeopard 1 ×261M109 Paladin ×109M113 ×596
🇺🇸 United StatesM1 Abrams ×2,640IAV Stryker ×4,214M109 Paladin ×1,521
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Brazil or United States?
United States has a larger ground force with 171,065 vehicles compared to Brazil's 2,419 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Brazil or United States?
United States operates more main battle tanks with 2,666 compared to Brazil's 292.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Brazil or United States?
United States has 7,724 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Brazil's 0.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Brazil or United States?
United States operates 6,863 APCs compared to Brazil's 1,219.
Which country has more artillery systems, Brazil or United States?
United States fields 4,930 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Brazil's 499.
How do the Brazil and United States armies compare in size?
United States's army is 70.7 times larger than Brazil's in terms of total vehicles (171,065 vs 2,419).