Oman vs Russia Military Comparison

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

Oman

Russia

Oman

40K active troops $5B budget

Russia

900K active troops $200B budget

154

Tanks

12,420

1,157

Armored Vehicles

30,122

180

Artillery

14,145

140

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

Oman

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

Oman

4.7% OF LARGEST

42.6K TROOPS

Russia 900Ktroops

LARGEST

Oman 42.6Ktroops

4.7% of largest

Russia has 21.13× the active personnel of Oman

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Air Force Total Aircraft

Russia

LARGEST

4.17K AIRCRAFT

Oman

3.1% OF LARGEST

128 AIRCRAFT

Russia 4.17Kaircraft

LARGEST

Oman 128aircraft

3.1% of largest

Russia has 32.60× the aircraft of Oman

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Total Naval Assets

Russia

LARGEST

605 VESSELS

Oman

4.3% OF LARGEST

26 VESSELS

Russia 605vessels

LARGEST

Oman 26vessels

4.3% of largest

Russia has 23.27× the naval assets of Oman

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Land Forces — Detailed Metrics

Metric	Oman	Russia
Active Personnel	42,600	900,000
Reserve Personnel	0	2,000,000
Total Military Personnel	42,600	3,350,000
Defense Budget (USD)	$4,850,000,000	$154,000,000,000
Tanks	154	12,420
Armored Vehicles	1,157	30,122
Self-Propelled Artillery	89	6,574
Towed Artillery	91	7,571
Rocket Projectors	140	3,391

Air Force — Detailed Metrics

Metric	Oman	Russia
Total Aircraft	128	4,173
Fighters	40	789
Attack Aircraft	12	1,391
Transport Aircraft	23	445
Trainer Aircraft	25	496
Helicopters	28	1,543
Attack Helicopters	0	544

Naval Forces — Detailed Metrics

Metric	Oman	Russia
Total Naval Assets	26	605
Aircraft Carriers	0	1
Destroyers	0	15
Frigates	2	11
Corvettes	3	86
Submarines	0	70
Patrol Vessels	18	65
Mine Warfare Vessels	3	47

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