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Comparison of United Kingdom and Russia Military Strengths (2024)



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Side-by-side comparison showcasing the relative conventional fighting strengths of United Kingdom and Russia for the year 2024.



The selected countries for comparison, United Kingdom and Russia, are displayed below in side-by-side format. The Primary selection is displayed in Blue while the Secondary selection is displayed in Red. Go back to compare two other military powers.

The side-by-side comparison provides a theoretical look at war footing between two potential (or active) military rivals.
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COUNTRIES
United Kingdom
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PwrIndx: 0.1443
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 6 of 145)
Russia
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PwrIndx: 0.0702
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 2 of 145)


COMPARISON BRIEF
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MANPOWER
Total Population (Rnk 22)
68,138,484
(Diff: -73,560,439)
Total Population (Rnk 9)
141,698,923
(Diff: 73,560,439)
Available Manpower (Rnk 21)
31,343,703
(Diff: -38,088,769)
Available Manpower (Rnk 9)
69,432,472
(Diff: 38,088,769)
Fit-for-Service (Rnk 21)
25,074,962
(Diff: -21,402,285)
Fit-for-Service (Rnk 10)
46,477,247
(Diff: 21,402,285)
Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 30)
749,523
(Diff: -525,767)
Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 18)
1,275,290
(Diff: 525,767)
Active Personnel (Rnk 29)
184,860
(Diff: -1,135,140)
Active Personnel (Rnk 5)
1,320,000
(Diff: 1,135,140)
Reserve Personnel (Rnk 8)
924,000
(Diff: -1,076,000)
Reserve Personnel (Rnk 4)
2,000,000
(Diff: 1,076,000)
Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -250,000)
Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 8)
250,000
(Diff: 250,000)
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FINANCIALS
Defense Budget (Rnk 6)
$62,816,382,000
(Diff: $-46,183,618,000)
Defense Budget (Rnk 3)
$109,000,000,000
(Diff: $46,183,618,000)
External Debt (Rnk 116)
$8,721,590,000,000
(Diff: $8,221,590,000,000)
External Debt (Rnk 95)
$500,000,000,000
(Diff: $-8,221,590,000,000)
Foreign Reserve (Rnk 18)
$194,181,000,000
(Diff: $-438,061,000,000)
Foreign Reserve (Rnk 6)
$632,242,000,000
(Diff: $438,061,000,000)
Purchasing Power (Rnk 8)
$3,136,000,000,000
(Diff: $-942,000,000,000)
Purchasing Power (Rnk 6)
$4,078,000,000,000
(Diff: $942,000,000,000)


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AIRPOWER
Total Aircraft (Rnk 15)
664
(Diff: -3,591)
Total Aircraft (Rnk 2)
4,255
(Diff: 3,591)
Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 20)
120
(Diff: -689)
Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 3)
809
(Diff: 689)
Dedicated Attack (Rnk 26)
29
(Diff: -701)
Dedicated Attack (Rnk 2)
730
(Diff: 701)
Transports (Rnk 25)
31
(Diff: -422)
Transports (Rnk 2)
453
(Diff: 422)
Trainers (Rnk 11)
219
(Diff: -333)
Trainers (Rnk 2)
552
(Diff: 333)
Special-Mission (Rnk 12)
26
(Diff: -119)
Special-Mission (Rnk 2)
145
(Diff: 119)
Aerial Tankers (Rnk 8)
9
(Diff: -10)
Aerial Tankers (Rnk 3)
19
(Diff: 10)
Helicopters (Rnk 15)
276
(Diff: -1,271)
Helicopters (Rnk 2)
1,547
(Diff: 1,271)
Attack Helicopters (Rnk 13)
52
(Diff: -507)
Attack Helicopters (Rnk 2)
559
(Diff: 507)


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LAND POWER
Tank Strength (Rnk 55)
213
(Diff: -14,564)
Tank Strength (Rnk 1)
14,777
(Diff: 14,564)
Armored Vehicles (Rnk 20)
27,203
(Diff: -134,179)
Armored Vehicles (Rnk 3)
161,382
(Diff: 134,179)
Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 42)
71
(Diff: -6,137)
Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 1)
6,208
(Diff: 6,137)
Towed Artillery (Rnk 55)
126
(Diff: -8,230)
Towed Artillery (Rnk 1)
8,356
(Diff: 8,230)
Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 52)
41
(Diff: -3,024)
Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 2)
3,065
(Diff: 3,024)


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NAVAL POWER
Fleet Strength (Rnk 31)
117
(Diff: -664)
Fleet Strength (Rnk 1)
781
(Diff: 664)
Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 2)
2
(Diff: 1)
Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 3)
1
(Diff: -1)
Helo Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)
Helo Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)
Submarines (Rnk 11)
10
(Diff: -55)
Submarines (Rnk 1)
65
(Diff: 55)
Destroyers (Rnk 8)
6
(Diff: -8)
Destroyers (Rnk 4)
14
(Diff: 8)
Frigates (Rnk 7)
11
(Diff: -1)
Frigates (Rnk 6)
12
(Diff: 1)
Corvettes (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -83)
Corvettes (Rnk 1)
83
(Diff: 83)
Patrol Vessels (Rnk 37)
26
(Diff: -96)
Patrol Vessels (Rnk 8)
122
(Diff: 96)
Mine Warfare (Rnk 13)
9
(Diff: -38)
Mine Warfare (Rnk 1)
47
(Diff: 38)


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LOGISTICS
Airports (Rnk 15)
460
(Diff: -758)
Airports (Rnk 5)
1,218
(Diff: 758)
Merchant Marine (Rnk 19)
1,174
(Diff: -1,743)
Merchant Marine (Rnk 7)
2,917
(Diff: 1,743)
Ports & Terminals (Rnk 6)
16
(Diff: 8)
Ports & Terminals (Rnk 13)
8
(Diff: -8)
Labor Force (Rnk 17)
34,637,000
(Diff: -37,807,000)
Labor Force (Rnk 7)
72,444,000
(Diff: 37,807,000)
Roadways (Rnk 19)
394,428km
(Diff: -888,959km)
Roadways (Rnk 5)
1,283,387km
(Diff: 888,959km)
Roadways (Rnk 18)
16,390km
(Diff: -69,104km)
Roadways (Rnk 3)
85,494km
(Diff: 69,104km)


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NATURAL RESOURCES
Oil Production (Rnk 20)
890,500bbl
(Diff: -9,859,500bbl)
Oil Production (Rnk 3)
10,750,000bbl
(Diff: 9,859,500bbl)
Oil Consumption (Rnk 100)
1,580,000bbl
(Diff: -2,120,000bbl)
Oil Consumption (Rnk 110)
3,700,000bbl
(Diff: 2,120,000bbl)
Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 31)
2,500,000,000bbl
(Diff: -77,500,000,000bbl)
Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 8)
80,000,000,000bbl
(Diff: 77,500,000,000bbl)
Natural Gas Production (Rnk 23)
32,482,541,000bbl
(Diff: -669,061,648,000bbl)
Natural Gas Production (Rnk 2)
701,544,189,000bbl
(Diff: 669,061,648,000bbl)
Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 100)
75,969,895,000bbl
(Diff: -384,642,274,000bbl)
Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 108)
460,612,169,000bbl
(Diff: 384,642,274,000bbl)
Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 39)
180,661,000,000bbl
(Diff: -47,624,554,000,000bbl)
Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 1)
47,805,215,000,000bbl
(Diff: 47,624,554,000,000bbl)
Coal Production (Rnk 42)
2,892,000bbl
(Diff: -444,440,000bbl)
Coal Production (Rnk 6)
447,332,000bbl
(Diff: 444,440,000bbl)
Coal Consumption (Rnk 84)
9,401,000bbl
(Diff: -256,637,000bbl)
Coal Consumption (Rnk 112)
266,038,000bbl
(Diff: 256,637,000bbl)
Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 64)
26,000,000bbl
(Diff: -162,140,000,000bbl)
Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 2)
162,166,000,000bbl
(Diff: 162,140,000,000bbl)


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GEOGRAPHY
Square Land Area (Rnk 76)
243,610km
(Diff: -16,854,632km)
Square Land Area (Rnk 1)
17,098,242km
(Diff: 16,854,632km)
Shared Border (Rnk 7)
443km
(Diff: -21,964km)
Shared Border (Rnk 133)
22,407km
(Diff: 21,964km)
Coastline (Rnk 96)
12,429km
(Diff: -25,224km)
Coastline (Rnk 105)
37,653km
(Diff: 25,224km)
Waterways (Rnk 34)
3,200km
(Diff: -98,800km)
Waterways (Rnk 1)
102,000km
(Diff: 98,800km)


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