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Russia
Military strength #2Power index #2 / 118☢ Nuclear state · 5,459 warheads🛰 Drones: Advanced⚠ 1 active conflict
Composite power index · percentile among 118 scored countries#2
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Figures are educated estimates from open reporting or, where marked, formula-modeled. Blank fields are not estimated, not assumed zero.
Overview
Russia is located in Europe (Eastern Europe). It has an estimated population of 144,000,000, with a nominal GDP of roughly $2,200 billion (about $15,278 per capita). Its armed forces field an estimated 1,150,000 active-duty personnel, backed by roughly 2,000,000 reservists, ranking #5 of 174 countries in this dataset by active personnel. Estimated annual defense spending is around $109B, roughly 5.0% of GDP. Its inventory includes an estimated 4,300 military aircraft, 12,000 tanks, 600 naval vessels. Russia's air fleet is assessed as modern and its armored fleet as mixed in this dataset's modernity model. Russia has a advanced-tier documented drone/UAV program. Russia is a declared or estimated nuclear weapons state, with an estimated 5,459 warheads. Overall, Russia ranks #2 of 145 in the military strength index referenced by this dataset.
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Global Standing percentile per metric
Active Conflicts
Russia–Ukraine War
Europe · began Feb 2022
300,000
est. deaths
The largest interstate war in Europe since 1945. Credible estimates put total military casualties on both sides in the hundreds of thousands, plus tens of thousands of civilian deaths.
SRC: ACLED / UCDP, mid-2026 estimate
Historical Conflicts in this dataset
Chechen Wars
1994–2009 · Europe/Asia · two wars for Chechen independence from Russia
150,000
est. deaths
Two wars between Russia and Chechen separatists, ending with Russian federal control restored and a Moscow-aligned local government installed.
SRC: widely-cited historical estimate, contested
Syrian Civil War (peak years)
2011–2020 · Middle East · uprising, multi-sided civil war, foreign intervention
580,000
est. deaths
What began as an uprising against the Assad government became a multi-sided war drawing in ISIS, Kurdish forces, Turkey, Russia, Iran, and the US-led coalition.
SRC: SOHR / UN estimate, widely-cited
Russo-Georgian War
2008–2008 · Europe/Asia · brief war over South Ossetia
850
est. deaths
A five-day war between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia, after which Russia recognized South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent.
SRC: widely-cited estimate
Share of World
of world population
144,000,000 people
of world GDP
$2,200B nominal
of world defense spending
$109B / year
of world active personnel
1,150,000 soldiers
Economy & Demographics
Manpower
Force Composition3,150,000 total personnel
Active 37%Reserve 63%
Financials & Strategic
Defense burden: 5.0% of GDP
Spend per active soldier: $95k / yr
Soldiers per 1,000 people: 8.0
🛰️Drone / UAV Capability
Advanced
Airpower
Helicopters (Total)
0
✈️Air Fleet Modernity
MODERNModernity score 4.2/5.0
Named Aircraft Fleet (600 of 4,300 total)
ESTIMATED
Su-57 GEN 5 · STEALTH
20
Su-35 GEN 4.5 · ADVANCED
100
Su-30 GEN 4.5 · ADVANCED
130
Su-27 GEN 4 · MAINSTAY
100
MiG-29 GEN 4 · MAINSTAY
150
MiG-31 GEN 4 · MAINSTAY
100
Fleet Modernity Score
4.2 / 5.0
Count-weighted average generation of the named fleet above, NOT raw aircraft count. This is exactly the fix for "600 obsolete jets vs. 300 modern ones": North Korea has more aircraft than most of its neighbors but a modernity score near 2.0 (nearly all Gen 2-3), while the US and Israel score near 4.5-5.0 despite smaller headline totals in some matchups.
Land Power
🛡️Armor Fleet Modernity
MIXEDCount-weighted era of the named fleet
Named Tank Fleet (9,400 of 12,000 total)
ESTIMATED
T-90M ADVANCED
400
T-80 MODERN
2,000
T-72 (mixed condition) DATED
7,000
Era reflects armor generation, not raw count — e.g. North Korea's tank fleet is numerically large but almost entirely Cold War-era T-55/T-62 derivatives, while a much smaller modern Advanced-era fleet (M1A2 Abrams, Leopard 2A7, K2 Black Panther class) typically outmatches it on paper.
Naval Power
⚓Naval Fleet Modernity
MODERNAssessed from known fleet composition (carriers, submarines, major combatants)
Regional Context — Eastern Europe
Russia ranks #1 of 9 in Eastern Europe on the composite power index. Bars are relative index scores; follow any row to that country's profile.
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Economic confidence: High. Military confidence: Medium. Ranks shown as "#x of y" count only countries with a reported value for that metric. The composite power index averages the six category scores (log-scaled against the world leader per metric) and is this site's own model — not an official rating.