Military Strength: Russia vs Syria
Overview
Russia (ranked #2 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Syria (#56) on the Global Military Index. Russia fields 1,454,000 active troops — 5.4x Syria's 269,000, backed by 1,500,000 reserves and 559,000 paramilitary. Russia's $149B defense budget is 60:1 that of Syria ($2B).
In the air, Russia operates 4,300 aircraft including 1,524 combat jets, while Syria fields 414 with 225 fighters.
Russia operates a 477-ship naval fleet; Syria has no navy. On the ground, Russia deploys 5,750 main battle tanks vs 365 for Syria.
Russia is a nuclear power with 5,459 warheads; Syria has no nuclear arsenal.
🇷🇺 Russia Global Military Index
| 🪖 Manpower (15%) | 90.1 | Active, reserve & paramilitary: 2017700 effective |
| 🛡️ Ground Firepower (20%) | 83.5 | Main battle tanks: 5750 |
| ⚓ Naval Power (20%) | 80.1 | Weighted by ship type: carriers, submarines, destroyers... |
| ✈️ Air Power (25%) | 80.0 | Weighted by aircraft type: combat, bombers, helicopters... |
| ☢️ Nuclear Deterrent (10%) | 93.4 | Strategic arsenal: 5459 warheads |
| 💰 Defense Budget (10%) | 79.6 | $149.0B annual military spending |
🇸🇾 Syria Global Military Index
| 🪖 Manpower (15%) | 74.7 | Active, reserve & paramilitary: 169000 effective |
| 🛡️ Ground Firepower (20%) | 57.0 | Main battle tanks: 365 |
| ⚓ Naval Power (20%) | 0.0 | Weighted by ship type: carriers, submarines, destroyers... |
| ✈️ Air Power (25%) | 62.5 | Weighted by aircraft type: combat, bombers, helicopters... |
| ☢️ Nuclear Deterrent (10%) | 0.0 | No declared nuclear capability |
| 💰 Defense Budget (10%) | 52.3 | $2.5B annual military spending |
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