Russia vs Serbia Military Comparison
Side-by-side military strength: active personnel, defense budgets, air force aircraft, and naval assets.
Russia
900K active troops
$200B budget
VS
Serbia
30K active troops
$1B budget
12,420
Tanks
212
30,122
Armored Vehicles
578
14,145
Artillery
340
3,391
Rocket Systems
81
789
Fighter Jets
14
1,543
Helicopters
31
605
Warships
13
70
Submarines
0
Nuclear Arsenal
Russia
LARGEST
5,580
WARHEADS
Serbia
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Warheads Over Time
Estimated total warhead inventories — Federation of American Scientists / SIPRI
Defense Budget vs GDP
Historical defense spending and how it compares to each country's GDP. The % of GDP view normalises for economic size so smaller economies aren't drowned out by absolute dollar figures.
Defense Budget Over Time ($B)
Defense Budget as % of GDP
Source: World Bank Open Data API (MS.MIL.XPND.CD)
Military Active Personnel
Russia
LARGEST
900K
TROOPS
Serbia
3.1% OF LARGEST
28.15K
TROOPS
Russia has 31.97× the active personnel of Serbia
Air Force Total Aircraft
Russia
LARGEST
4.17K
AIRCRAFT
Serbia
2.3% OF LARGEST
98
AIRCRAFT
Russia has 42.58× the aircraft of Serbia
Total Naval Assets
Land Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Russia
|
Serbia
|
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 900,000 | 28,150 |
| Reserve Personnel | 2,000,000 | 50,150 |
| Total Military Personnel | 3,350,000 | 78,300 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $154,000,000,000 | $1,140,000,000 |
| Tanks | 12,420 | 212 |
| Armored Vehicles | 30,122 | 578 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 6,574 | 72 |
| Towed Artillery | 7,571 | 268 |
| Rocket Projectors | 3,391 | 81 |
Air Force — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Russia
|
Serbia
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Aircraft | 4,173 | 98 |
| Fighters | 789 | 14 |
| Attack Aircraft | 1,391 | 0 |
| Transport Aircraft | 445 | 19 |
| Trainer Aircraft | 496 | 34 |
| Helicopters | 1,543 | 31 |
| Attack Helicopters | 544 | 2 |
Naval Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Russia
|
Serbia
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Naval Assets | 605 | 13 |
| Aircraft Carriers | 1 | 0 |
| Destroyers | 15 | 0 |
| Frigates | 11 | 0 |
| Corvettes | 86 | 0 |
| Submarines | 70 | 0 |
| Patrol Vessels | 65 | 6 |
| Mine Warfare Vessels | 47 | 6 |
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Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated June 2026.
Sources & methodology