Russiavs Taiwan
On Global Firepower's 2026 index, Russia (#2) holds a clear lead over Taiwan (#22).
- Russia has nuclear weapons; Taiwan has none.
- Russia has aircraft carriers; Taiwan has none.
- Russia fields 17× as many submarines.
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 5 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
$18.2B1.32M
Active personnel
230K2M
Reserves
1.66M250K
Paramilitary
55KSpending is SIPRI's 2025 estimate in US dollars (Russia: 7.5% of GDP; Taiwan: 2.1% of GDP).
Land forces
Armour and artillery: the weight an army can put on the ground.
5,630
Tanks
1,090127K
Armored vehicles
24K3,603
Self-propelled artillery
4885,920
Towed artillery
1,3602,486
Rocket artillery
223Air power
Fixed-wing and rotary aircraft across all branches.
4,237
Total aircraft
720861
Fighters
258698
Attack aircraft
01,643
Helicopters
239556
Attack helicopters
9118
Tankers
0458
Transports
19Naval forces
Hull counts, from carriers down to patrol boats.
747
Total fleet
911
Aircraft carriers
00
Helicopter carriers
066
Submarines
413
Destroyers
412
Frigates
2179
Corvettes
7Nuclear weapons
Estimated warheads in military stockpiles, January 2026.
4,400
Warheads
01,796
Deployed warheads
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Profiles: Russia and Taiwan. Sources: Global Firepower 2026, SIPRI Military Expenditure 2025 (Apr 2026), SIPRI Yearbook 2026: World Nuclear Forces.