Greece vs Russia Military Comparison
Side-by-side military strength: active personnel, defense budgets, air force aircraft, and naval assets.
Greece
100K active troops
$5B budget
VS
Russia
900K active troops
$200B budget
1,244
Tanks
12,420
3,400
Armored Vehicles
30,122
1,010
Artillery
14,145
122
Rocket Systems
3,391
187
Fighter Jets
789
225
Helicopters
1,543
116
Warships
605
11
Submarines
70
Nuclear Arsenal
Russia
LARGEST
5,580
WARHEADS
Greece
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Warheads Over Time
Estimated total warhead inventories — Federation of American Scientists / SIPRI
Defense Budget vs GDP
Historical defense spending and how it compares to each country's GDP. The % of GDP view normalises for economic size so smaller economies aren't drowned out by absolute dollar figures.
Defense Budget Over Time ($B)
Defense Budget as % of GDP
Source: World Bank Open Data API (MS.MIL.XPND.CD)
Military Active Personnel
Russia
LARGEST
900K
TROOPS
Greece
15.9% OF LARGEST
142.7K
TROOPS
Russia has 6.31× the active personnel of Greece
Air Force Total Aircraft
Russia
LARGEST
4.17K
AIRCRAFT
Greece
13.6% OF LARGEST
566
AIRCRAFT
Russia has 7.37× the aircraft of Greece
Total Naval Assets
Land Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Greece
|
Russia
|
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 142,700 | 900,000 |
| Reserve Personnel | 221,350 | 2,000,000 |
| Total Military Personnel | 364,050 | 3,350,000 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $5,472,000,000 | $154,000,000,000 |
| Tanks | 1,244 | 12,420 |
| Armored Vehicles | 3,400 | 30,122 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 547 | 6,574 |
| Towed Artillery | 463 | 7,571 |
| Rocket Projectors | 122 | 3,391 |
Air Force — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Greece
|
Russia
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Aircraft | 566 | 4,173 |
| Fighters | 187 | 789 |
| Attack Aircraft | 0 | 1,391 |
| Transport Aircraft | 45 | 445 |
| Trainer Aircraft | 109 | 496 |
| Helicopters | 225 | 1,543 |
| Attack Helicopters | 29 | 544 |
Naval Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Greece
|
Russia
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Naval Assets | 116 | 605 |
| Aircraft Carriers | 0 | 1 |
| Destroyers | 0 | 15 |
| Frigates | 13 | 11 |
| Corvettes | 0 | 86 |
| Submarines | 11 | 70 |
| Patrol Vessels | 38 | 65 |
| Mine Warfare Vessels | 10 | 47 |
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Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated June 2026.
Sources & methodology