Side-by-side military and economic comparison. White/black is Russia, red is South Korea.
🇷🇺 Russia
🇰🇷 South Korea
Active Conflicts
Russia–Ukraine War
300,000+ deaths
None tracked
Fleet Modernity — Quality, Not Just Count
MODERN
✈️ Air Fleet
MODERN
MIXED
🛡️ Armor Fleet
MODERN
LIKELY MIXED
⚓ Naval Fleet
LIKELY MIXED
Leads More Categories
★ Russia
Russia wins 6 of 6 · South Korea wins 0 of 6
Manpower
★ Russia
Financials
★ Russia
Airpower
★ Russia
Land Power
★ Russia
Naval Power
★ Russia
Strategic
★ Russia
Manpower
★ 144,000,000
👥 Total Population
52,000,000
★ 1,150,000
🪖 Active Personnel
555,000
2,000,000
🎖️ Reserve Personnel
3,100,000 ★
n/a
👮 Paramilitary Forces
n/a
Financials
★ $109B
💰 Defense Budget
$48B
★ $2,200B
📈 GDP (Nominal)
$1,900B
Airpower
★ 4,300
✈️ Total Aircraft
1,590
★ 1,500
🛩️ Fighter Aircraft
400
★ 2,800
🛫 Bombers & Other Aircraft
1,190
n/a
🚁 Helicopters (Total)
n/a
Land Power
★ 12,000
🛡️ Tank Strength
2,500
n/a
🚚 Armored Vehicles
n/a
n/a
💥 Towed Artillery
n/a
Naval Power
★ 600
⚓ Fleet Strength
230
★ 58
🌊 Submarines
22
★ 1
🛳️ Aircraft Carriers
0
Strategic
★ 5,459
☢️ Nuclear Warheads
None declared
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