India vs Russia: Military personnel, gaps filled

India
1.46 million people
in 2022
Russia
1.19 million people
in 2022
India rank
2nd
Russia rank
5th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • India
  • Russia
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M181619192022

How they compare

India currently reports 1.46 million people against 1.19 million people in Russia, a difference of 270,000 people.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Russia ahead.

India ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 5th of 194 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Russia Difference Ahead
1940s 321,000 people 3.07 million people 2.75 million people Russia
1950s 406,600 people 4.96 million people 4.55 million people Russia
1960s 1.14 million people 3.46 million people 2.32 million people Russia
1970s 1.49 million people 4.03 million people 2.54 million people Russia
1980s 1.20 million people 3.88 million people 2.68 million people Russia
1990s 1.27 million people 1.71 million people 442,000 people Russia
2000s 1.30 million people 1.01 million people 297,500 people India
2010s 1.36 million people 891,900 people 463,300 people India
2020s 1.46 million people 996,667 people 462,000 people India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, India or Russia?
India, at 1.46 million people against 1.19 million people in Russia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between India and Russia?
270,000 people, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Russia?
76 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2022.
How do India and Russia rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
India ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 5th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, gaps filled
Unit
people
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 15,868 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel with 103 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.