Russiavs Poland
On Global Firepower's 2026 index, Russia (#2) holds a clear lead over Poland (#21).
- Russia has nuclear weapons; Poland has none.
- Russia has aircraft carriers; Poland has none.
- Russia has destroyers; Poland 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.
$190B
Military spending
$46.8B1.32M
Active personnel
250K2M
Reserves
350K250K
Paramilitary
50KSpending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Russia: 7.5% of GDP; Poland: 4.5% of GDP).
Land forces
Armour and artillery: the weight an army can put on the ground.
5,630
Tanks
798127K
Armored vehicles
58K3,603
Self-propelled artillery
5935,920
Towed artillery
02,486
Rocket artillery
298Air power
Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.
4,237
Total aircraft
457861
Fighters
58698
Attack aircraft
121,643
Helicopters
224556
Attack helicopters
2918
Tankers
0458
Transports
44Naval forces
Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.
747
Total fleet
631
Aircraft carriers
00
Helicopter carriers
066
Submarines
113
Destroyers
012
Frigates
279
Corvettes
2Nuclear weapons
Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.
4,400
Warheads
01,796
Deployed warheads
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Profiles: Russia and Poland. Sources: Global Firepower 2026, SIPRI Military Expenditure 2025 (Apr 2026), SIPRI Yearbook 2026: World Nuclear Forces.