Side-by-side military and economic comparison. White/black is United States, red is India.
🇺🇸 United States
🇮🇳 India
Active Conflicts
2026 Iran War
10,000+ deaths
Venezuela Crisis / US Intervention
500+ deaths
None tracked
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ADVANCED
✈️ Air Fleet
MODERN
ADVANCED
🛡️ Armor Fleet
MIXED
LIKELY MODERN
⚓ Naval Fleet
LIKELY MIXED
Leads More Categories
★ United States
United States wins 4 of 6 · India wins 2 of 6
Manpower
★ India
Financials
★ United States
Airpower
★ United States
Land Power
★ India
Naval Power
★ United States
Strategic
★ United States
Manpower
335,000,000
👥 Total Population
1,440,000,000 ★
1,390,000
🪖 Active Personnel
1,431,000 ★
442,000
🎖️ Reserve Personnel
1,000,000 ★
n/a
👮 Paramilitary Forces
2,527,000 ★
Financials
★ $877B
💰 Defense Budget
$109B
★ $29,200B
📈 GDP (Nominal)
$3,900B
Airpower
★ 13,250
✈️ Total Aircraft
2,183
★ 1,850
🛩️ Fighter Aircraft
476
★ 11,400
🛫 Bombers & Other Aircraft
1,707
★ 5,463
🚁 Helicopters (Total)
594
Land Power
★ 4,650
🛡️ Tank Strength
3,913
39,223
🚚 Armored Vehicles
163,554 ★
1,498
💥 Towed Artillery
5,640 ★
Naval Power
★ 440
⚓ Fleet Strength
343
★ 68
🌊 Submarines
18
★ 11
🛳️ Aircraft Carriers
2
Strategic
★ 5,177
☢️ Nuclear Warheads
180
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