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Army comparison: Flag of Estonia Estonia vs Flag of Russia Russia

Russia's army fields 16,790 active vehicles — 36:1 Estonia's 464. Additionally, Estonia has 0 and Russia has 10,460 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Estonia EstoniaWorld #89 10.2
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Russia leads on 8 of 8 categories

Flag of Russia RussiaWorld #3 68.2
  • 0 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 3,460+2,100 stored
  • 6 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 1,199+1,250 stored
  • 48 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 1,806+2,060 stored
  • 44 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 1,950
  • 0 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 670+3,950 stored
  • 266 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 4,742+1,000 stored
  • 0 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 308+100 stored
  • 100 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 2,655
Estonia Russia Bars: weighted contribution to the ARMS Index (vehicles × category weight × era, active + 0.3 × stored; manpower and the rotary, armament and availability multipliers apply on top) · figures: active vehicles at each side's latest inventory year · Methodology
Key figures as of 2026
Estonia Russia Ratio
Total vehicles 464 16,790 🇷🇺 36×
In storage 0 10,460 🇷🇺
On order 24 50 🇷🇺 2.1×
Main battle tanks 0 3,460 🇷🇺
Artillery pieces 54 3,675 🇷🇺 68×
Armoured fighting vehicles 410 9,655 🇷🇺 24×
Active military personnel (all branches) 7,100 1,100,000 🇷🇺 155×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 41,200 1,500,000 🇷🇺 36×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 44 1,950 🇷🇺 44×
Armoured personnel carriers 266 4,742 🇷🇺 18×
Self-propelled artillery 48 1,806 🇷🇺 38×
Towed artillery 0 670 🇷🇺
Rocket artillery 6 1,199 🇷🇺 200×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇪🇪 EstoniaCV-90 ×44K9 Thunder ×36M142 HIMARS ×6
🇷🇺 RussiaT-72 ×1,470BMP-1 ×7502S3 Akatsiya ×600
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Estonia or Russia?
Russia has a larger ground force with 16,790 vehicles compared to Estonia's 464 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Estonia or Russia?
Russia operates more main battle tanks with 3,460 compared to Estonia's 0.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Estonia or Russia?
Russia has 1,950 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Estonia's 44.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Estonia or Russia?
Russia operates 4,742 APCs compared to Estonia's 266.
Which country has more artillery systems, Estonia or Russia?
Russia fields 3,675 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Estonia's 54.
How do the Estonia and Russia armies compare in size?
Russia's army is 36.2 times larger than Estonia's in terms of total vehicles (16,790 vs 464).