2026 military data comparison
Russia vs Japan Military Power
Compare Russia and Japan across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Russia #3 and Japan #16 in the 2026 edition.
Russia
67.1Strength Score
20 indicators higher
Japan
12.7Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Russia
67.1 vs 12.7
Indicators higher
20–1
0 tied
Global ranks
#3 / #16
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$212.6B
vs $58.0B
Category scorecard
Manpower3 – 0 – 0
Air force5 – 0 – 0
Navy4 – 0 – 1
Army and ground forces5 – 0 – 0
Financial and strategic3 – 0 – 0
Largest reported differences
Aircraft carriers: Russia
Russia 1 · Japan 0
Estimated nuclear warheads: Russia
Russia 6,257 · Japan 0
Reserve troops: Russia
Russia 2,000,000 · Japan 56,000
Multiple-launch rocket systems: Russia
Russia 2,486 · Japan 99