Side-by-side military and economic comparison. White/black is Russia, red is China.
🇷🇺 Russia
🇨🇳 China
Active Conflicts
Russia–Ukraine War
300,000+ deaths
None tracked
Fleet Modernity — Quality, Not Just Count
MODERN
✈️ Air Fleet
MIXED
MIXED
🛡️ Armor Fleet
MODERN
LIKELY MIXED
⚓ Naval Fleet
LIKELY MODERN
Leads More Categories
Even split
Russia wins 3 of 6 · China wins 3 of 6
Manpower
★ China
Financials
★ China
Airpower
★ Russia
Land Power
★ Russia
Naval Power
★ China
Strategic
★ Russia
Manpower
144,000,000
👥 Total Population
1,410,000,000 ★
1,150,000
🪖 Active Personnel
2,035,000 ★
★ 2,000,000
🎖️ Reserve Personnel
510,000
n/a
👮 Paramilitary Forces
n/a
Financials
$109B
💰 Defense Budget
$296B ★
$2,200B
📈 GDP (Nominal)
$18,800B ★
Airpower
★ 4,300
✈️ Total Aircraft
3,300
★ 1,500
🛩️ Fighter Aircraft
1,200
★ 2,800
🛫 Bombers & Other Aircraft
2,100
n/a
🚁 Helicopters (Total)
n/a
Land Power
★ 12,000
🛡️ Tank Strength
4,600
n/a
🚚 Armored Vehicles
n/a
n/a
💥 Towed Artillery
n/a
Naval Power
600
⚓ Fleet Strength
730 ★
58
🌊 Submarines
66 ★
1
🛳️ Aircraft Carriers
3 ★
Strategic
★ 5,459
☢️ Nuclear Warheads
600
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