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Army comparison: Flag of Russia Russia vs Flag of Sweden Sweden

Russia's army fields 16,790 active vehicles — 8.5:1 Sweden's 1,985. Additionally, Russia has 10,460 and Sweden has 0 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Russia RussiaWorld #3 68.2
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Russia leads on 8 of 8 categories

Flag of Sweden SwedenWorld #57 17.7
  • 3,460+2,100 stored Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 110
  • 1,199+1,250 stored Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 0
  • 1,806+2,060 stored Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 70
  • 1,950 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 224
  • 670+3,950 stored Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 0
  • 4,742+1,000 stored Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 594
  • 308+100 stored Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 0
  • 2,655 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 986
Russia Sweden 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
Russia Sweden Ratio
Total vehicles 16,790 1,985 🇷🇺 8.5×
In storage 10,460 0 🇷🇺
On order 50 956 🇸🇪 19×
Main battle tanks 3,460 111 🇷🇺 31×
Artillery pieces 3,675 70 🇷🇺 52×
Armoured fighting vehicles 9,655 1,804 🇷🇺 5.4×
Active military personnel (all branches) 1,100,000 29,750 🇷🇺 37×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 1,500,000 32,900 🇷🇺 46×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 1,950 224 🇷🇺 8.7×
Armoured personnel carriers 4,742 594 🇷🇺 8.0×
Self-propelled artillery 1,806 70 🇷🇺 26×
Towed artillery 670 0 🇷🇺
Rocket artillery 1,199 0 🇷🇺
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇷🇺 RussiaT-72 ×1,470BMP-1 ×7502S3 Akatsiya ×600
🇸🇪 SwedenLeopard 2 ×111CV-90 ×224CV-90 ×40
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Russia or Sweden?
Russia has a larger ground force with 16,790 vehicles compared to Sweden's 1,985 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Russia or Sweden?
Russia operates more main battle tanks with 3,460 compared to Sweden's 111.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Russia or Sweden?
Russia has 1,950 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Sweden's 224.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Russia or Sweden?
Russia operates 4,742 APCs compared to Sweden's 594.
Which country has more artillery systems, Russia or Sweden?
Russia fields 3,675 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Sweden's 70.
How do the Russia and Sweden armies compare in size?
Russia's army is 8.5 times larger than Sweden's in terms of total vehicles (16,790 vs 1,985).