Brazil vs United Arab Emirates
Brazil vs United Arab Emirates: National power
National power in 2022: 2.01% of world capability in Brazil and 0.47% of world capability in United Arab Emirates, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Brazil, by 1.53 percentage points, or 4.25 times that in United Arab Emirates.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Brazil has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1971.
- In 2022, Brazil ranked 7 and United Arab Emirates ranked 38 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Brazil | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.01 | 0.47 |
| 2021 | 2.05 | 0.45 |
| 2020 | 2.04 | 0.46 |
| 2019 | 2.07 | 0.34 |
| 2018 | 2.13 | 0.34 |
| 2017 | 2.21 | 0.35 |
| 2016 | 2.33 | 0.38 |
| 2015 | 2.36 | 0.36 |
| 2014 | 2.44 | 0.31 |
| 2013 | 2.48 | 0.31 |
| 2012 | 2.5 | 0.31 |
| 2011 | 2.53 | 0.34 |
| 2010 | 2.53 | 0.4 |
| 2009 | 2.44 | 0.3 |
| 2008 | 2.57 | 0.36 |
| 2007 | 2.47 | 0.32 |
| 2006 | 2.43 | 0.32 |
| 2005 | 2.47 | 0.31 |
| 2004 | 2.47 | 0.22 |
| 2003 | 2.48 | 0.22 |
| 2002 | 2.53 | 0.21 |
| 2001 | 2.44 | 0.25 |
| 2000 | 2.51 | 0.24 |
| 1999 | 2.57 | 0.23 |
| 1998 | 2.65 | 0.23 |
| 1997 | 2.63 | 0.2 |
| 1996 | 2.57 | 0.19 |
| 1995 | 2.5 | 0.18 |
| 1994 | 2.51 | 0.18 |
| 1993 | 2.51 | 0.17 |
| 1992 | 2.5 | 0.17 |
| 1991 | 2.39 | 0.23 |
| 1990 | 2.31 | 0.17 |
| 1989 | 2.57 | 0.13 |
| 1988 | 2.45 | 0.12 |
| 1987 | 2.57 | 0.13 |
| 1986 | 2.55 | 0.13 |
| 1985 | 2.5 | 0.14 |
| 1984 | 2.41 | 0.14 |
| 1983 | 2.33 | 0.13 |
| 1982 | 2.29 | 0.14 |
| 1981 | 2.24 | 0.12 |
| 1980 | 2.29 | 0.11 |
| 1979 | 2.24 | 0.08 |
| 1978 | 2.22 | 0.06 |
| 1977 | 2.2 | 0.05 |
| 1976 | 2.15 | 0.03 |
| 1975 | 2.11 | 0.02 |
| 1974 | 2.05 | 0.02 |
| 1973 | 2.04 | 0.02 |
| 1972 | 2 | 0.01 |
| 1971 | 1.97 | 0.01 |
| 1970 | 1.93 | – |
| 1969 | 1.84 | – |
| 1968 | 1.81 | – |
| 1967 | 1.76 | – |
| 1966 | 1.72 | – |
| 1965 | 1.69 | – |
| 1964 | 1.67 | – |
| 1963 | 1.62 | – |
| 1962 | 1.49 | – |
| 1961 | 1.47 | – |
| 1960 | 1.46 | – |
| 1959 | 1.41 | – |
| 1958 | 1.39 | – |
| 1957 | 1.25 | – |
| 1956 | 1.18 | – |
| 1955 | 1.08 | – |
| 1954 | 1.19 | – |
| 1953 | 1.23 | – |
| 1952 | 1.2 | – |
| 1951 | 1.24 | – |
| 1950 | 1.27 | – |
| 1949 | 1.31 | – |
| 1948 | 1.22 | – |
| 1947 | 1.21 | – |
| 1946 | 1.28 | – |
| 1945 | 1.11 | – |
| 1944 | 1.1 | – |
| 1943 | 1.11 | – |
| 1942 | 0.96 | – |
| 1941 | 1.06 | – |
| 1940 | 0.93 | – |
| 1939 | 0.96 | – |
| 1938 | 1.03 | – |
| 1937 | 1.06 | – |
| 1936 | 1.03 | – |
| 1935 | 1.04 | – |
| 1934 | 1.16 | – |
| 1933 | 1.08 | – |
| 1932 | 1.14 | – |
| 1931 | 1.01 | – |
| 1930 | 1.04 | – |
| 1929 | 1.06 | – |
| 1928 | 1.02 | – |
| 1927 | 1.04 | – |
| 1926 | 1.09 | – |
| 1925 | 1.12 | – |
| 1924 | 1.06 | – |
| 1923 | 1.04 | – |
| 1922 | 1.06 | – |
| 1921 | 0.99 | – |
| 1920 | 0.87 | – |
| 1919 | 0.92 | – |
| 1918 | 0.81 | – |
| 1917 | 0.8 | – |
| 1916 | 0.8 | – |
| 1915 | 0.8 | – |
| 1914 | 0.87 | – |
| 1913 | 1.06 | – |
| 1912 | 1.13 | – |
| 1911 | 1.16 | – |
| 1910 | 1.13 | – |
| 1909 | 1.16 | – |
| 1908 | 1.11 | – |
| 1907 | 1.08 | – |
| 1906 | 1.05 | – |
| 1905 | 0.92 | – |
| 1904 | 1.01 | – |
| 1903 | 0.99 | – |
| 1902 | 0.93 | – |
| 1901 | 0.91 | – |
| 1900 | 0.92 | – |
| 1899 | 0.91 | – |
| 1898 | 0.92 | – |
| 1897 | 0.99 | – |
| 1896 | 0.99 | – |
| 1895 | 0.9 | – |
| 1894 | 0.91 | – |
| 1893 | 0.89 | – |
| 1892 | 0.92 | – |
| 1891 | 0.84 | – |
| 1890 | 0.88 | – |
| 1889 | 0.9 | – |
| 1888 | 0.87 | – |
| 1887 | 0.85 | – |
| 1886 | 0.84 | – |
| 1885 | 0.85 | – |
| 1884 | 0.85 | – |
| 1883 | 0.91 | – |
| 1882 | 0.88 | – |
| 1881 | 0.86 | – |
| 1880 | 0.89 | – |
| 1879 | 0.88 | – |
| 1878 | 0.83 | – |
| 1877 | 0.84 | – |
| 1876 | 0.87 | – |
| 1875 | 0.92 | – |
| 1874 | 0.96 | – |
| 1873 | 1.12 | – |
| 1872 | 0.91 | – |
| 1871 | 0.77 | – |
| 1870 | 0.94 | – |
| 1869 | 1.01 | – |
| 1868 | 0.98 | – |
| 1867 | 1.37 | – |
| 1866 | 0.93 | – |
| 1865 | 0.71 | – |
| 1864 | 0.55 | – |
| 1863 | 0.54 | – |
| 1862 | 0.48 | – |
| 1861 | 0.47 | – |
| 1860 | 0.85 | – |
| 1859 | 0.87 | – |
| 1858 | 0.93 | – |
| 1857 | 1.03 | – |
| 1856 | 0.94 | – |
| 1855 | 0.87 | – |
| 1854 | 0.86 | – |
| 1853 | 1.14 | – |
| 1852 | 1.14 | – |
| 1851 | 0.74 | – |
| 1850 | 0.73 | – |
| 1849 | 0.74 | – |
| 1848 | 0.75 | – |
| 1847 | 0.74 | – |
| 1846 | 0.96 | – |
| 1845 | 1.11 | – |
| 1844 | 0.98 | – |
| 1843 | 1.32 | – |
| 1842 | 1.07 | – |
| 1841 | 0.94 | – |
| 1840 | 1.06 | – |
| 1839 | 0.88 | – |
| 1838 | 0.85 | – |
| 1837 | 0.78 | – |
| 1836 | 0.74 | – |
| 1835 | 0.72 | – |
| 1834 | 0.73 | – |
| 1833 | 0.78 | – |
| 1832 | 0.74 | – |
| 1831 | 0.53 | – |
| 1830 | 0.55 | – |
| 1829 | 0.57 | – |
| 1828 | 0.57 | – |
| 1827 | 0.57 | – |
| 1826 | 0.58 | – |
| 1825 | 0.97 | – |
| 1824 | 0.97 | – |
| 1823 | 0.96 | – |
| 1822 | 0.96 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Brazil vs United Arab Emirates
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrazil: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personBrazil: $9,748 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthBrazil: 2.3% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationBrazil: 5% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtBrazil: 93.3% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersBrazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBrazil: 153 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025