Comparison of Ukraine and Russia Military Strengths (2024)

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

The selected countries for comparison, Ukraine 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

Ukraine

PwrIndx: 0.2598
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 18 of 145)

Russia

PwrIndx: 0.0702
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 35)
43,306,477
(Diff: -98,392,446)

Total Population (Rnk 9)
141,698,923
(Diff: 98,392,446)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	43,306,477	141,698,923

Available Manpower (Rnk 29)
22,086,303
(Diff: -47,346,169)

Available Manpower (Rnk 9)
69,432,472
(Diff: 47,346,169)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	22,086,303	69,432,472

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 32)
15,460,412
(Diff: -31,016,835)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 10)
46,477,247
(Diff: 31,016,835)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	15,460,412	46,477,247

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 49)
476,371
(Diff: -798,919)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 18)
1,275,290
(Diff: 798,919)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	476,371	1,275,290

Active Personnel (Rnk 6)
900,000
(Diff: -420,000)

Active Personnel (Rnk 5)
1,320,000
(Diff: 420,000)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	900,000	1,320,000

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 5)
1,200,000
(Diff: -800,000)

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 4)
2,000,000
(Diff: 800,000)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	1,200,000	2,000,000

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 15)
100,000
(Diff: -150,000)

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 8)
250,000
(Diff: 150,000)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	100,000	250,000

FINANCIALS

Defense Budget (Rnk 12)
$42,000,000,000
(Diff: $-67,000,000,000)

Defense Budget (Rnk 3)
$109,000,000,000
(Diff: $67,000,000,000)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	42,000,000,000	109,000,000,000

External Debt (Rnk 73)
$120,000,000,000
(Diff: $-380,000,000,000)

External Debt (Rnk 95)
$500,000,000,000
(Diff: $380,000,000,000)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	120,000,000,000	500,000,000,000

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 59)
$30,697,000,000
(Diff: $-601,545,000,000)

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 6)
$632,242,000,000
(Diff: $601,545,000,000)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	30,697,000,000	632,242,000,000

Purchasing Power (Rnk 50)
$379,893,000,000
(Diff: $-3,698,107,000,000)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 6)
$4,078,000,000,000
(Diff: $3,698,107,000,000)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	379,893,000,000	4,078,000,000,000

AIRPOWER

Total Aircraft (Rnk 33)
321
(Diff: -3,934)

Total Aircraft (Rnk 2)
4,255
(Diff: 3,934)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	321	4,255

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 29)
72
(Diff: -737)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 3)
809
(Diff: 737)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	72	809

Dedicated Attack (Rnk 25)
30
(Diff: -700)

Dedicated Attack (Rnk 2)
730
(Diff: 700)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	30	730

Transports (Rnk 30)
24
(Diff: -429)

Transports (Rnk 2)
453
(Diff: 429)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	24	453

Trainers (Rnk 35)
73
(Diff: -479)

Trainers (Rnk 2)
552
(Diff: 479)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	73	552

Special-Mission (Rnk 32)
3
(Diff: -142)

Special-Mission (Rnk 2)
145
(Diff: 142)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	3	145

Aerial Tankers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -19)

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

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	0	19

Helicopters (Rnk 31)
130
(Diff: -1,417)

Helicopters (Rnk 2)
1,547
(Diff: 1,417)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	130	1,547

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 19)
33
(Diff: -526)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 2)
559
(Diff: 526)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	33	559

LAND POWER

Tank Strength (Rnk 13)
1,777
(Diff: -13,000)

Tank Strength (Rnk 1)
14,777
(Diff: 13,000)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	1,777	14,777

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 23)
22,110
(Diff: -139,272)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 3)
161,382
(Diff: 139,272)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	22,110	161,382

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 8)
1,205
(Diff: -5,003)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 1)
6,208
(Diff: 5,003)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	1,205	6,208

Towed Artillery (Rnk 16)
1,012
(Diff: -7,344)

Towed Artillery (Rnk 1)
8,356
(Diff: 7,344)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	1,012	8,356

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 13)
491
(Diff: -2,574)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 2)
3,065
(Diff: 2,574)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	491	3,065

NAVAL POWER

Fleet Strength (Rnk 36)
104
(Diff: -677)

Fleet Strength (Rnk 1)
781
(Diff: 677)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	104	781

Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -1)

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

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	0	1

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

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	0	0

Submarines (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -65)

Submarines (Rnk 1)
65
(Diff: 65)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	0	65

Destroyers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -14)

Destroyers (Rnk 4)
14
(Diff: 14)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	0	14

Frigates (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -12)

Frigates (Rnk 6)
12
(Diff: 12)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	0	12

Corvettes (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -83)

Corvettes (Rnk 1)
83
(Diff: 83)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	0	83

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 33)
33
(Diff: -89)

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 8)
122
(Diff: 89)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	33	122

Mine Warfare (Rnk 19)
3
(Diff: -44)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 1)
47
(Diff: 44)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	3	47

LOGISTICS

Airports (Rnk 30)
187
(Diff: -1,031)

Airports (Rnk 5)
1,218
(Diff: 1,031)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	187	1,218

Merchant Marine (Rnk 40)
410
(Diff: -2,507)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 7)
2,917
(Diff: 2,507)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	410	2,917

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 15)
6
(Diff: -2)

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 13)
8
(Diff: 2)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	6	8

Labor Force (Rnk 33)
20,463,000
(Diff: -51,981,000)

Labor Force (Rnk 7)
72,444,000
(Diff: 51,981,000)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	20,463,000	72,444,000

Roadways (Rnk 31)
169,694km
(Diff: -1,113,693km)

Roadways (Rnk 5)
1,283,387km
(Diff: 1,113,693km)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	169,694	1,283,387

Roadways (Rnk 11)
21,733km
(Diff: -63,761km)

Roadways (Rnk 3)
85,494km
(Diff: 63,761km)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	21,733	85,494

NATURAL RESOURCES

Oil Production (Rnk 55)
60,000bbl
(Diff: -10,690,000bbl)

Oil Production (Rnk 3)
10,750,000bbl
(Diff: 10,690,000bbl)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	60,000	10,750,000

Oil Consumption (Rnk 69)
250,000bbl
(Diff: -3,450,000bbl)

Oil Consumption (Rnk 110)
3,700,000bbl
(Diff: 3,450,000bbl)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	250,000	3,700,000

Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 44)
395,000,000bbl
(Diff: -79,605,000,000bbl)

Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 8)
80,000,000,000bbl
(Diff: 79,605,000,000bbl)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	395,000,000	80,000,000,000

Natural Gas Production (Rnk 31)
19,511,040,000bbl
(Diff: -682,033,149,000bbl)

Natural Gas Production (Rnk 2)
701,544,189,000bbl
(Diff: 682,033,149,000bbl)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	19,511,040,000	701,544,189,000

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 78)
26,413,486,000bbl
(Diff: -434,198,683,000bbl)

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 108)
460,612,169,000bbl
(Diff: 434,198,683,000bbl)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	26,413,486,000	460,612,169,000

Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 26)
1,104,355,000,000bbl
(Diff: -46,700,860,000,000bbl)

Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 1)
47,805,215,000,000bbl
(Diff: 46,700,860,000,000bbl)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	1,104,355,000,000	47,805,215,000,000

Coal Production (Rnk 19)
23,908,000bbl
(Diff: -423,424,000bbl)

Coal Production (Rnk 6)
447,332,000bbl
(Diff: 423,424,000bbl)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	23,908,000	447,332,000

Coal Consumption (Rnk 100)
41,181,000bbl
(Diff: -224,857,000bbl)

Coal Consumption (Rnk 112)
266,038,000bbl
(Diff: 224,857,000bbl)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	41,181,000	266,038,000

Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 8)
34,375,000,000bbl
(Diff: -127,791,000,000bbl)

Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 2)
162,166,000,000bbl
(Diff: 127,791,000,000bbl)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	34,375,000,000	162,166,000,000

GEOGRAPHY

Square Land Area (Rnk 46)
603,550km
(Diff: -16,494,692km)

Square Land Area (Rnk 1)
17,098,242km
(Diff: 16,494,692km)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	603,550	17,098,242

Shared Border (Rnk 105)
5,581km
(Diff: -16,826km)

Shared Border (Rnk 133)
22,407km
(Diff: 16,826km)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	5,581	22,407

Coastline (Rnk 72)
2,782km
(Diff: -34,871km)

Coastline (Rnk 105)
37,653km
(Diff: 34,871km)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	2,782	37,653

Waterways (Rnk 48)
1,672km
(Diff: -100,328km)

Waterways (Rnk 1)
102,000km
(Diff: 100,328km)

Type	Ukraine	Russia
	1,672	102,000

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