Ghana vs Russia Military Comparison

Side-by-side military strength: active personnel, defense budgets, air force aircraft, and naval assets.

Ghana

Russia

Ghana

20K active troops $300000000 budget

Russia

900K active troops $200B budget

Tanks

12,420

Armored Vehicles

30,122

Artillery

14,145

Rocket Systems

3,391

Fighter Jets

789

Helicopters

1,543

Warships

605

Submarines

Nuclear Budget vs GDP Personnel Air Force Naval All Metrics

Nuclear Arsenal

Russia

LARGEST

5,580 WARHEADS

Ghana

NON-NUCLEAR

0 WARHEADS

Warheads Over Time

Estimated total warhead inventories — Federation of American Scientists / SIPRI

Defense Budget vs GDP

Historical defense spending and how it compares to each country's GDP. The % of GDP view normalises for economic size so smaller economies aren't drowned out by absolute dollar figures.

Defense Budget Over Time ($B)

Defense Budget as % of GDP

Source: World Bank Open Data API (MS.MIL.XPND.CD)

Military Active Personnel

Russia

LARGEST

900K TROOPS

Ghana

1.7% OF LARGEST

15.5K TROOPS

Russia 900Ktroops

LARGEST

Ghana 15.5Ktroops

1.7% of largest

Russia has 58.06× the active personnel of Ghana

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Air Force Total Aircraft

Russia

LARGEST

4.17K AIRCRAFT

Ghana

0.6% OF LARGEST

24 AIRCRAFT

Russia 4.17Kaircraft

LARGEST

Ghana 24aircraft

0.6% of largest

Russia has 173.88× the aircraft of Ghana

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Total Naval Assets

Russia

LARGEST

605 VESSELS

Ghana

3.3% OF LARGEST

20 VESSELS

Russia 605vessels

LARGEST

Ghana 20vessels

3.3% of largest

Russia has 30.25× the naval assets of Ghana

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Land Forces — Detailed Metrics

Metric	Ghana	Russia
Active Personnel	15,500	900,000
Reserve Personnel	0	2,000,000
Total Military Personnel	15,500	3,350,000
Defense Budget (USD)	$290,000,000	$154,000,000,000
Tanks	0	12,420
Armored Vehicles	65	30,122
Self-Propelled Artillery	0	6,574
Towed Artillery	14	7,571
Rocket Projectors	0	3,391

Air Force — Detailed Metrics

Metric	Ghana	Russia
Total Aircraft	24	4,173
Fighters	0	789
Attack Aircraft	0	1,391
Transport Aircraft	13	445
Trainer Aircraft	5	496
Helicopters	6	1,543
Attack Helicopters	0	544

Naval Forces — Detailed Metrics

Metric	Ghana	Russia
Total Naval Assets	20	605
Aircraft Carriers	0	1
Destroyers	0	15
Frigates	0	11
Corvettes	0	86
Submarines	0	70
Patrol Vessels	20	65
Mine Warfare Vessels	0	47

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Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research. Last updated June 2026. Sources & methodology