Malta vs Russia Military Comparison

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

Malta

Russia

Malta

2K active troops $90000000 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

Malta

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

Malta

0.2% OF LARGEST

2K TROOPS

Russia 900Ktroops

LARGEST

Malta 2Ktroops

0.2% of largest

Russia has 450.00× the active personnel of Malta

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Air Force Total Aircraft

Russia

LARGEST

4.17K AIRCRAFT

Malta

0.1% OF LARGEST

6 AIRCRAFT

Russia 4.17Kaircraft

LARGEST

Malta 6aircraft

0.1% of largest

Russia has 695.50× the aircraft of Malta

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Total Naval Assets

Russia

LARGEST

605 VESSELS

Malta

1.5% OF LARGEST

9 VESSELS

Russia 605vessels

LARGEST

Malta 9vessels

1.5% of largest

Russia has 67.22× the naval assets of Malta

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Land Forces — Detailed Metrics

Metric	Malta	Russia
Active Personnel	2,000	900,000
Reserve Personnel	0	2,000,000
Total Military Personnel	2,000	3,350,000
Defense Budget (USD)	$85,000,000.0	$154,000,000,000
Tanks	0	12,420
Armored Vehicles	14	30,122
Self-Propelled Artillery	0	6,574
Towed Artillery	0	7,571
Rocket Projectors	0	3,391

Air Force — Detailed Metrics

Metric	Malta	Russia
Total Aircraft	6	4,173
Fighters	0	789
Attack Aircraft	0	1,391
Transport Aircraft	2	445
Trainer Aircraft	2	496
Helicopters	2	1,543
Attack Helicopters	0	544

Naval Forces — Detailed Metrics

Metric	Malta	Russia
Total Naval Assets	9	605
Aircraft Carriers	0	1
Destroyers	0	15
Frigates	0	11
Corvettes	0	86
Submarines	0	70
Patrol Vessels	9	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