Pakistanvs Russia
On Global Firepower's 2026 index, Russia (#2) holds a solid edge over Pakistan (#14).
- Russia has aircraft carriers; Pakistan has none.
- Russia has destroyers; Pakistan has none.
- Russia holds 26× as many nuclear warheads.
Who leads in each area
- People and moneyRussia leads 3 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.
$11.9B
Military spending
$190B660K
Active personnel
1.32M550K
Reserves
2M500K
Paramilitary
250KSpending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Pakistan: 2.9% of GDP; Russia: 7.5% of GDP).
Land forces
Armour and artillery: the weight an army can put on the ground.
2,677
Tanks
5,63059K
Armored vehicles
127K662
Self-propelled artillery
3,6032,629
Towed artillery
5,920652
Rocket artillery
2,486Air power
Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.
1,397
Total aircraft
4,237331
Fighters
86190
Attack aircraft
698379
Helicopters
1,64355
Attack helicopters
5564
Tankers
1863
Transports
458Naval forces
Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.
120
Total fleet
7470
Aircraft carriers
10
Helicopter carriers
08
Submarines
660
Destroyers
139
Frigates
126
Corvettes
79Nuclear weapons
Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.
170
Warheads
4,4000
Deployed warheads
1,796Compare other countries
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Profiles: Pakistan and Russia. Sources: Global Firepower 2026, SIPRI Military Expenditure 2025 (Apr 2026), SIPRI Yearbook 2026: World Nuclear Forces.