2026 military data comparison
Russia vs United Kingdom Military Power
Compare Russia and United Kingdom across 21 available personnel, equipment and spending indicators. MilitaryDex ranks Russia #3 and United Kingdom #11 in the 2026 edition.
Russia
67.1Strength Score
20 indicators higher
United Kingdom
16.7Strength Score
1 indicators higher
Comparison at a glance
Higher MSS score
Russia
67.1 vs 16.7
Indicators higher
20–1
0 tied
Global ranks
#3 / #11
of 145 profiles
Defense budgets
$212.6B
vs $88.5B
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
Paramilitary: Russia
Russia 250,000 · United Kingdom 0
Self-propelled artillery: Russia
Russia 3,603 · United Kingdom 14
Reserve troops: Russia
Russia 2,000,000 · United Kingdom 31,940
Multiple-launch rocket systems: Russia
Russia 2,486 · United Kingdom 43