Europe · Eastern Europe. Figures are educated estimates from open reporting or, where marked, formula-modeled. Blank fields are not estimated, not assumed zero.
Russia is located in Europe (Eastern Europe). It has an estimated population of 144,000,000, with a nominal GDP of roughly $2,200 billion (about $15,278 per capita). Its armed forces field an estimated 1,150,000 active-duty personnel, backed by roughly 2,000,000 reservists, ranking #5 of 174 countries in this dataset by active personnel. Estimated annual defense spending is around $109B, roughly 5.0% of GDP. Its inventory includes an estimated 4,300 military aircraft, 12,000 tanks, 600 naval vessels. Russia's air fleet is assessed as modern and its armored fleet as mixed in this dataset's modernity model. Russia has a advanced-tier documented drone/UAV program. Russia is a declared or estimated nuclear weapons state, with an estimated 5,459 warheads. Russia is currently involved in 1 active conflict tracked on this site: Russia–Ukraine War. Over the past three decades, Russia has also been involved in 3 other documented conflicts, including Chechen Wars, Syrian Civil War (peak years), Russo-Georgian War. Overall, Russia ranks #2 of 145 in the military strength index referenced by this dataset.
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Modernity score 4.2/5.0.
Named Aircraft Fleet (600 of 4,300 total)
ESTIMATED
Su-35 GEN 4.5 · ADVANCED
100
Su-30 GEN 4.5 · ADVANCED
130
Su-27 GEN 4 · MAINSTAY
100
MiG-29 GEN 4 · MAINSTAY
150
MiG-31 GEN 4 · MAINSTAY
100
Fleet Modernity Score
4.2 / 5.0
Count-weighted average generation of the named fleet above, NOT raw aircraft count. This is exactly the fix for "600 obsolete jets vs. 300 modern ones": North Korea has more aircraft than most of its neighbors but a modernity score near 2.0 (nearly all Gen 2-3), while the US and Israel score near 4.5-5.0 despite smaller headline totals in some matchups.
Named Tank Fleet (9,400 of 12,000 total)
ESTIMATED
T-72 (mixed condition) DATED
7,000
Era reflects armor generation, not raw count — e.g. North Korea's tank fleet is numerically large but almost entirely Cold War-era T-55/T-62 derivatives, while a much smaller modern Advanced-era fleet (M1A2 Abrams, Leopard 2A7, K2 Black Panther class) typically outmatches it on paper.