India vs Russia: Armed forces personnel, total
India
3.07 million
in 2020
Russia
1.45 million
in 2020
India rank
1st
Russia rank
4th
Armed forces personnel, total over time
- India
- Russia
How they compare
India currently reports 3.07 million against 1.45 million in Russia, a difference of 1.61 million.
That makes India's figure about 2.1 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Russia ahead.
Globally, India ranks 1st and Russia ranks 4th of 173 countries.
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About this data
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.