🇺🇸 United States vs Russia 🇷🇺
Power Index: #1 (99.1) vs #2 (93.67)
Comparing air, land and naval components alongside spending, the model projects a 56% advantage for United States over Russia in a full conventional conflict.
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| United States | Russia | |
|---|---|---|
| 1,340,150 | Active personnel | 1,264,000 |
| 804,800 | Reserve forces | 1,500,000 |
| $997.3 billion | Defense budget | $149.0 billion |
| 4,650 | Main battle tanks | 5,750 |
| 3,368 | Combat aircraft | 1,517 |
| 867 | Attack helicopters | 404 |
| 11 | Aircraft carriers | 1 |
| 104 | Destroyers & frigates | 19 |
| 68 | Submarines | 49 |
| 3,700 | Nuclear warheads | 4,400 |
⚠ Both countries possess nuclear weapons. Any direct conflict would carry a high risk of nuclear escalation, which conventional force comparisons cannot capture.
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