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

United States's army fields 168,979 active vehicles — 67:1 Brazil's 2,527. Additionally, Brazil has 0 and United States has 13,650 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Brazil BrazilWorld #34 24.9
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United States leads on 7 of 8 categories

Flag of United States United StatesWorld #1 100.0
  • 292 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 2,666+2,000 stored
  • 38 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 552
  • 109 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 670+850 stored
  • 0 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 7,724+2,800 stored
  • 412 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 1,212
  • 1,217 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 5,250+8,000 stored
  • 411 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 0
  • 48 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 150,905
Brazil United States Bars: weighted contribution to the ARMS Index (vehicles × category weight × era, active + 0.3 × stored; manpower and the rotary, armament and availability multipliers apply on top) · figures: active vehicles at each side's latest inventory year · Methodology
Key figures as of 2026
Brazil United States Ratio
Total vehicles 2,527 168,979 🇺🇸 67×
In storage 0 13,650 🇺🇸
On order 1,432 13,273 🇺🇸 9.3×
Main battle tanks 292 2,666 🇺🇸 9.1×
Artillery pieces 559 2,434 🇺🇸 4.4×
Armoured fighting vehicles 1,676 163,879 🇺🇸 98×
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 1,217 5,250 🇺🇸 4.3×
Self-propelled artillery 109 670 🇺🇸 6.1×
Towed artillery 412 1,212 🇺🇸 2.9×
Rocket artillery 38 552 🇺🇸 15×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇧🇷 BrazilLeopard 1 ×261M109 Paladin ×109M113 ×596
🇺🇸 United StatesM1 Abrams ×2,640IAV Stryker ×4,214M109 Paladin ×670
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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 168,979 vehicles compared to Brazil's 2,527 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 5,250 APCs compared to Brazil's 1,217.
Which country has more artillery systems, Brazil or United States?
United States fields 2,434 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Brazil's 559.
How do the Brazil and United States armies compare in size?
United States's army is 66.9 times larger than Brazil's in terms of total vehicles (168,979 vs 2,527).