Russia vs Ukraine: Military personnel, gaps filled
Russia
1.19 million people
in 2022
Ukraine
688,000 people
in 2022
Russia rank
5th
Ukraine rank
6th
Military personnel, gaps filled over time
- Russia
- Ukraine
How they compare
Russia currently reports 1.19 million people against 688,000 people in Ukraine, a difference of 502,000 people.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.7 times Ukraine's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 5th and Ukraine ranks 6th of 194 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.34 million people | 443,750 people | 893,750 people | Russia |
| 2000s | 1.01 million people | 227,200 people | 780,200 people | Russia |
| 2010s | 891,900 people | 159,300 people | 732,600 people | Russia |
| 2020s | 996,667 people | 364,333 people | 632,333 people | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Russia or Ukraine?
- Russia, at 1.19 million people against 688,000 people in Ukraine as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Russia and Ukraine?
- 502,000 people, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Ukraine?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Russia and Ukraine rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Russia ranks 5th and Ukraine ranks 6th 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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About this data
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.