Comparison of Germany and Poland Military Strengths (2024)

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Side-by-side comparison showcasing the relative conventional fighting strengths of Germany and Poland for the year 2024.

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COUNTRIES

Germany

PwrIndx: 0.2847
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 19 of 145)

Poland

PwrIndx: 0.2917
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 21 of 145)

COMPARISON BRIEF

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Manpower

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Airpower ✕ Poland national flag image

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Land Power ✓ Poland national flag image

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Naval Power ✓ Poland national flag image

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Nat.Resources ✓ Poland national flag image

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Financials ✓ Poland national flag image

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Logistics ✕ Poland national flag image

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Geography ✓ Poland national flag image

MANPOWER

Total Population (Rnk 18)
84,220,184
(Diff: 46,228,418)

Total Population (Rnk 39)
37,991,766
(Diff: -46,228,418)

Available Manpower (Rnk 18)
38,741,285
(Diff: 20,125,320)

Available Manpower (Rnk 35)
18,615,965
(Diff: -20,125,320)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 18)
30,993,028
(Diff: 15,720,338)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 33)
15,272,690
(Diff: -15,720,338)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 25)
842,202
(Diff: 386,301)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 50)
455,901
(Diff: -386,301)

Active Personnel (Rnk 30)
181,600
(Diff: -20,500)

Active Personnel (Rnk 24)
202,100
(Diff: 20,500)

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 56)
34,000
(Diff: -316,000)

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 20)
350,000
(Diff: 316,000)

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -50,000)

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 24)
50,000
(Diff: 50,000)

FINANCIALS

Defense Budget (Rnk 7)
$55,941,410,000
(Diff: $17,581,410,000)

Defense Budget (Rnk 14)
$38,360,000,000
(Diff: $-17,581,410,000)

External Debt (Rnk 114)
$5,671,463,000,000
(Diff: $5,319,693,000,000)

External Debt (Rnk 89)
$351,770,000,000
(Diff: $-5,319,693,000,000)

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 12)
$295,736,000,000
(Diff: $129,706,000,000)

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 20)
$166,030,000,000
(Diff: $-129,706,000,000)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 5)
$4,424,000,000,000
(Diff: $3,106,000,000,000)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 19)
$1,318,000,000,000
(Diff: $-3,106,000,000,000)

AIRPOWER

Total Aircraft (Rnk 18)
618
(Diff: 150)

Total Aircraft (Rnk 26)
468
(Diff: -150)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 19)
133
(Diff: 74)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 32)
59
(Diff: -74)

Dedicated Attack (Rnk 10)
76
(Diff: 42)

Dedicated Attack (Rnk 22)
34
(Diff: -42)

Transports (Rnk 18)
46
(Diff: -3)

Transports (Rnk 17)
49
(Diff: 3)

Trainers (Rnk 50)
39
(Diff: -68)

Trainers (Rnk 26)
107
(Diff: 68)

Special-Mission (Rnk 7)
37
(Diff: 28)

Special-Mission (Rnk 26)
9
(Diff: -28)

Aerial Tankers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)

Helicopters (Rnk 12)
318
(Diff: 103)

Helicopters (Rnk 21)
215
(Diff: -103)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 12)
55
(Diff: 25)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 20)
30
(Diff: -25)

LAND POWER

Tank Strength (Rnk 45)
295
(Diff: -317)

Tank Strength (Rnk 28)
612
(Diff: 317)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 6)
79,317
(Diff: 65,361)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 36)
13,956
(Diff: -65,361)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 31)
134
(Diff: -391)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 15)
525
(Diff: 391)

Towed Artillery (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 56)
33
(Diff: -178)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 25)
211
(Diff: 178)

NAVAL POWER

Fleet Strength (Rnk 48)
64
(Diff: 19)

Fleet Strength (Rnk 53)
45
(Diff: -19)

Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)

Helo Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)

Submarines (Rnk 15)
6
(Diff: 5)

Submarines (Rnk 20)
1
(Diff: -5)

Destroyers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)

Frigates (Rnk 6)
12
(Diff: 10)

Frigates (Rnk 15)
2
(Diff: -10)

Corvettes (Rnk 12)
5
(Diff: 3)

Corvettes (Rnk 15)
2
(Diff: -3)

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -3)

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 58)
3
(Diff: 3)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 10)
12
(Diff: -9)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 5)
21
(Diff: 9)

LOGISTICS

Airports (Rnk 11)
539
(Diff: 413)

Airports (Rnk 43)
126
(Diff: -413)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 31)
592
(Diff: 443)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 55)
149
(Diff: -443)

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 8)
13
(Diff: 9)

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 17)
4
(Diff: -9)

Labor Force (Rnk 15)
43,968,000
(Diff: 25,756,000)

Labor Force (Rnk 35)
18,212,000
(Diff: -25,756,000)

Roadways (Rnk 10)
830,000km
(Diff: 410,000km)

Roadways (Rnk 18)
420,000km
(Diff: -410,000km)

Roadways (Rnk 6)
39,379km
(Diff: 19,918km)

Roadways (Rnk 14)
19,461km
(Diff: -19,918km)

NATURAL RESOURCES

Oil Production (Rnk 39)
135,000bbl
(Diff: 106,500bbl)

Oil Production (Rnk 60)
28,500bbl
(Diff: -106,500bbl)

Oil Consumption (Rnk 105)
2,350,000bbl
(Diff: 1,650,000bbl)

Oil Consumption (Rnk 88)
700,000bbl
(Diff: -1,650,000bbl)

Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 54)
115,200,000bbl
(Diff: 200,000bbl)

Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 55)
115,000,000bbl
(Diff: -200,000bbl)

Natural Gas Production (Rnk 46)
5,128,909,000bbl
(Diff: -537,906,000bbl)

Natural Gas Production (Rnk 44)
5,666,815,000bbl
(Diff: 537,906,000bbl)

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 102)
87,546,767,000bbl
(Diff: 66,082,859,000bbl)

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 72)
21,463,908,000bbl
(Diff: -66,082,859,000bbl)

Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 67)
23,390,000,000bbl
(Diff: -68,102,000,000bbl)

Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 49)
91,492,000,000bbl
(Diff: 68,102,000,000bbl)

Coal Production (Rnk 8)
114,860,000bbl
(Diff: 6,708,000bbl)

Coal Production (Rnk 9)
108,152,000bbl
(Diff: -6,708,000bbl)

Coal Consumption (Rnk 109)
145,379,000bbl
(Diff: 34,705,000bbl)

Coal Consumption (Rnk 106)
110,674,000bbl
(Diff: -34,705,000bbl)

Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 7)
35,900,000,000bbl
(Diff: 8,968,000,000bbl)

Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 9)
26,932,000,000bbl
(Diff: -8,968,000,000bbl)

GEOGRAPHY

Square Land Area (Rnk 61)
357,022km
(Diff: 44,337km)

Square Land Area (Rnk 68)
312,685km
(Diff: -44,337km)

Shared Border (Rnk 81)
3,694km
(Diff: 849km)

Shared Border (Rnk 72)
2,845km
(Diff: -849km)

Coastline (Rnk 63)
2,389km
(Diff: 1,949km)

Coastline (Rnk 23)
440km
(Diff: -1,949km)

Waterways (Rnk 21)
7,300km
(Diff: 3,303km)

Waterways (Rnk 30)
3,997km
(Diff: -3,303km)

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