Russia vs Taiwan Military Comparison
Side-by-side military strength: active personnel, defense budgets, air force aircraft, and naval assets.
Russia
900K active troops
$200B budget
VS
Taiwan
200K active troops
$20B budget
12,420
Tanks
1,180
30,122
Armored Vehicles
3,275
14,145
Artillery
1,585
3,391
Rocket Systems
117
789
Fighter Jets
288
1,543
Helicopters
300
605
Warships
87
70
Submarines
4
Nuclear Arsenal
Russia
LARGEST
5,580
WARHEADS
Taiwan
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Warheads Over Time
Estimated total warhead inventories — Federation of American Scientists / SIPRI
Defense Budget vs GDP
Historical defense spending and how it compares to each country's GDP. The % of GDP view normalises for economic size so smaller economies aren't drowned out by absolute dollar figures.
Defense Budget Over Time ($B)
Defense Budget as % of GDP
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Source: World Bank Open Data API (MS.MIL.XPND.CD)
Military Active Personnel
Russia
LARGEST
900K
TROOPS
Taiwan
18.1% OF LARGEST
163K
TROOPS
Russia has 5.52× the active personnel of Taiwan
Air Force Total Aircraft
Russia
LARGEST
4.17K
AIRCRAFT
Taiwan
20.1% OF LARGEST
837
AIRCRAFT
Russia has 4.99× the aircraft of Taiwan
Total Naval Assets
Land Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Russia
|
Taiwan
|
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 900,000 | 163,000 |
| Reserve Personnel | 2,000,000 | 1,657,000 |
| Total Military Personnel | 3,350,000 | 1,820,000 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $154,000,000,000 | $16,800,000,000 |
| Tanks | 12,420 | 1,180 |
| Armored Vehicles | 30,122 | 3,275 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 6,574 | 405 |
| Towed Artillery | 7,571 | 1,180 |
| Rocket Projectors | 3,391 | 117 |
Air Force — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Russia
|
Taiwan
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Aircraft | 4,173 | 837 |
| Fighters | 789 | 288 |
| Attack Aircraft | 1,391 | 0 |
| Transport Aircraft | 445 | 40 |
| Trainer Aircraft | 496 | 209 |
| Helicopters | 1,543 | 300 |
| Attack Helicopters | 544 | 91 |
Naval Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Russia
|
Taiwan
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Naval Assets | 605 | 87 |
| Aircraft Carriers | 1 | 0 |
| Destroyers | 15 | 4 |
| Frigates | 11 | 22 |
| Corvettes | 86 | 1 |
| Submarines | 70 | 4 |
| Patrol Vessels | 65 | 44 |
| Mine Warfare Vessels | 47 | 12 |
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Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated June 2026.
Sources & methodology