Germanyvs Russia
On Global Firepower's 2026 index, Russia (#2) holds a solid edge over Germany (#12).
- Russia has nuclear weapons; Germany has none.
- Russia has aircraft carriers; Germany has none.
- Russia has destroyers; Germany has none.
Who leads in each area
- People and moneyRussia leads 4 of 4
- Land forcesRussia leads 5 of 5
- Air powerRussia leads 7 of 7
- Naval forcesRussia leads 6 of 7
- Nuclear weaponsRussia leads 2 of 2
Leads count raw numbers in each category. Larger is not always stronger: a modern fleet can beat a bigger, older one.
People and money
Who can be put in uniform, and how much is spent keeping them there.
$114B
Military spending
$190B184K
Active personnel
1.32M860K
Reserves
2M0
Paramilitary
250KSpending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Germany: 2.3% of GDP; Russia: 7.5% of GDP).
Land forces
Armour and artillery: the weight an army can put on the ground.
296
Tanks
5,63087K
Armored vehicles
127K134
Self-propelled artillery
3,6030
Towed artillery
5,92033
Rocket artillery
2,486Air power
Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.
569
Total aircraft
4,237127
Fighters
86163
Attack aircraft
698292
Helicopters
1,64349
Attack helicopters
5563
Tankers
1855
Transports
458Naval forces
Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.
96
Total fleet
7470
Aircraft carriers
10
Helicopter carriers
06
Submarines
660
Destroyers
1311
Frigates
126
Corvettes
79Nuclear weapons
Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.
0
Warheads
4,4000
Deployed warheads
1,796Compare other countries
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Profiles: Germany and Russia. Sources: Global Firepower 2026, SIPRI Military Expenditure 2025 (Apr 2026), SIPRI Yearbook 2026: World Nuclear Forces.