Comparison of United Kingdom and Russia Military Strengths (2023)

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Side-by-side comparison showcasing the relative conventional fighting strengths of United Kingdom and Russia for the year 2023.

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COUNTRIES

United Kingdom

PwrIndx: 0.1435
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 5 of 145)

Russia

PwrIndx: 0.0714
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 2 of 145)

COMPARISON BRIEF

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Manpower

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Airpower ✓ Russia national flag image

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Land Power ✓ Russia national flag image

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Naval Power ✓ Russia national flag image

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Nat.Resources ✓ Russia national flag image

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Financials ✓ Russia national flag image

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Logistics ✓ Russia national flag image

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Geography ✕ Russia national flag image

MANPOWER

Total Population (Rnk 22)
67,791,400
(Diff: -74,230,581)

Total Population (Rnk 9)
142,021,981
(Diff: 74,230,581)

Available Manpower (Rnk 21)
31,184,044
(Diff: -38,406,727)

Available Manpower (Rnk 9)
69,590,771
(Diff: 38,406,727)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 21)
24,947,235
(Diff: -21,635,975)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 10)
46,583,210
(Diff: 21,635,975)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 30)
745,705
(Diff: -532,493)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 17)
1,278,198
(Diff: 532,493)

Active Personnel (Rnk 25)
194,000
(Diff: -636,900)

Active Personnel (Rnk 5)
830,900
(Diff: 636,900)

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 37)
37,000
(Diff: -213,000)

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 17)
250,000
(Diff: 213,000)

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -250,000)

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 11)
250,000
(Diff: 250,000)

FINANCIALS

Defense Budget (Rnk 7)
$50,235,456,000
(Diff: $-32,364,544,000)

Defense Budget (Rnk 3)
$82,600,000,000
(Diff: $32,364,544,000)

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 16)
$150,800,000,000
(Diff: $-281,900,000,000)

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 6)
$432,700,000,000
(Diff: $281,900,000,000)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 8)
$3,000,000,000,000
(Diff: $-900,000,000,000)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 6)
$3,900,000,000,000
(Diff: $900,000,000,000)

AIRPOWER

Total Aircraft (Rnk 16)
663
(Diff: -3,519)

Total Aircraft (Rnk 2)
4,182
(Diff: 3,519)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 20)
119
(Diff: -654)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 3)
773
(Diff: 654)

Dedicated Attack (Rnk 23)
26
(Diff: -718)

Dedicated Attack (Rnk 2)
744
(Diff: 718)

Transports (Rnk 19)
42
(Diff: -402)

Transports (Rnk 2)
444
(Diff: 402)

Trainers (Rnk 10)
212
(Diff: -312)

Trainers (Rnk 3)
524
(Diff: 312)

Special-Mission (Rnk 14)
22
(Diff: -125)

Special-Mission (Rnk 3)
147
(Diff: 125)

Aerial Tankers (Rnk 5)
9
(Diff: -10)

Aerial Tankers (Rnk 3)
19
(Diff: 10)

Helicopters (Rnk 16)
233
(Diff: -1,298)

Helicopters (Rnk 2)
1,531
(Diff: 1,298)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 19)
33
(Diff: -504)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 2)
537
(Diff: 504)

LAND POWER

Tank Strength (Rnk 57)
227
(Diff: -12,339)

Tank Strength (Rnk 1)
12,566
(Diff: 12,339)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 11)
73,296
(Diff: -78,345)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 3)
151,641
(Diff: 78,345)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 38)
89
(Diff: -6,486)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 1)
6,575
(Diff: 6,486)

Towed Artillery (Rnk 57)
126
(Diff: -4,210)

Towed Artillery (Rnk 3)
4,336
(Diff: 4,210)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 59)
29
(Diff: -3,858)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 1)
3,887
(Diff: 3,858)

NAVAL POWER

Fleet Strength (Rnk 38)
73
(Diff: -525)

Fleet Strength (Rnk )
598
(Diff: 525)

Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 2)
2
(Diff: 1)

Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 3)
1
(Diff: -1)

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

Submarines (Rnk 11)
10
(Diff: -60)

Submarines (Rnk 2)
70
(Diff: 60)

Destroyers (Rnk 8)
6
(Diff: -9)

Destroyers (Rnk 4)
15
(Diff: 9)

Frigates (Rnk 6)
12
(Diff: 1)

Frigates (Rnk 7)
11
(Diff: -1)

Corvettes (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -86)

Corvettes (Rnk 1)
86
(Diff: 86)

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 32)
26
(Diff: -33)

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 15)
59
(Diff: 33)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 13)
9
(Diff: -40)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 1)
49
(Diff: 40)

LOGISTICS

Airports (Rnk 15)
460
(Diff: -758)

Airports (Rnk 5)
1,218
(Diff: 758)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 16)
1,249
(Diff: -1,624)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 8)
2,873
(Diff: 1,624)

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 6)
16
(Diff: 8)

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

Labor Force (Rnk 17)
35,412,000
(Diff: -34,588,000)

Labor Force (Rnk 6)
70,000,000
(Diff: 34,588,000)

Roadways (Rnk 19)
394,428km
(Diff: -888,959km)

Roadways (Rnk 5)
1,283,387km
(Diff: 888,959km)

Roadways (Rnk 17)
16,837km
(Diff: -70,320km)

Roadways (Rnk 3)
87,157km
(Diff: 70,320km)

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 109)
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 22)
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 99)
75,969,895,000bbl
(Diff: -384,642,274,000bbl)

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 107)
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)

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: -21,965km)

Shared Border (Rnk 133)
22,408km
(Diff: 21,965km)

Coastline (Rnk 96)
12,429km
(Diff: -25,224km)

Coastline (Rnk 105)
37,653km
(Diff: 25,224km)

Waterways (Rnk 33)
3,200km
(Diff: -98,800km)

Waterways (Rnk 2)
102,000km
(Diff: 98,800km)

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