NATO consists of 30 member states with twenty-seven of these residing in Europe alone.
The GFP method of determining theoretical NATO combat strength goes beyond simply tallying all resources from all available member states. Instead, it utilizes an approach which sees a minimum 25% commitment to each category by each participating nation to reach projected totals (the assumption being that no one power could commit all of its actual, available fighting forces to a total war scenario). The Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine in 2022 has undoubtedly become a solid recruitment tool for NATO which adds Finland in 2023 with Sweden waiting in the wings.
The 31 NATO Member states as of April 2023 are: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland (inducted 2023), France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Russian military strength (assuming 75% optimal availability) is also presented below for comparison.
The inclusion of Finland now bolsters NATO manpower, armored vehicle strength, artillery firepower, total naval assets available, and labor force while also expanding the NATO border along Russia's Western flank - allowing for additional temporary and permanent staging areas in the event of all-out war.
Combined Manpower
1,486,175 Personnel
Frontline Manpower
845,250 Personnel
Reserve Manpower
640,925 Personnel
Total Airpower
5,200 Units
Fighters / Interceptors
863 Units
Dedicated Attack AC
277 Units
Transports (Fixed-wing)
379 Units
Special-Mission AC
243 Units
Aerial Refueling
154 Units
Helicopters
2,159 Units
Attack Helicopters
360 Units
Tanks
3,154 Vehicles
Armored Fighting Vehicles
249,919 Units
Self-Propelled Guns
1,151 Vehicles
Towed Artillery
1,765 Pieces
Rocket Artillery
429 Pieces
Total Naval Assets
599 Hulls
Aircraft Carriers
4 Hulls
Helicopter Carriers
3 Hulls
Destroyers
28 Hulls
Frigates
34 Hulls
Corvettes
14 Hulls
Submarines
36 Hulls
Minewarfare Vessels
43 Hulls
Labor Force
101,944,500 Personnel
Combined Budget
$232.7b $USD
Oil Production
6.835m Barrels-per-Day
Russian Military Strength Comparison
Numbers presented below assume an optimal readiness / availability rate of at least 75%.
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