Russia vs United States: Military personnel, gaps filled
Russia
1.19 million people
in 2022
United States
1.36 million people
in 2022
Russia rank
5th
United States rank
3rd
Military personnel, gaps filled over time
- Russia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1.36 million people against 1.19 million people in Russia, a difference of 170,000 people.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 207 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 18 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 674,000 people | 14,750 people | 659,250 people | Russia |
| 1820s | 797,800 people | 11,600 people | 786,200 people | Russia |
| 1830s | 763,500 people | 15,100 people | 748,400 people | Russia |
| 1840s | 699,700 people | 30,900 people | 668,800 people | Russia |
| 1850s | 1.03 million people | 24,200 people | 1.01 million people | Russia |
| 1860s | 778,600 people | 424,300 people | 354,300 people | Russia |
| 1870s | 857,500 people | 40,800 people | 816,700 people | Russia |
| 1880s | 853,400 people | 38,500 people | 814,900 people | Russia |
| 1890s | 907,200 people | 66,100 people | 841,100 people | Russia |
| 1900s | 1.34 million people | 116,400 people | 1.23 million people | Russia |
| 1910s | 3.91 million people | 582,500 people | 3.33 million people | Russia |
| 1920s | 1.76 million people | 276,200 people | 1.49 million people | Russia |
| 1930s | 1.09 million people | 275,700 people | 814,200 people | Russia |
| 1940s | 4.88 million people | 4.64 million people | 233,900 people | Russia |
| 1950s | 4.96 million people | 2.85 million people | 2.11 million people | Russia |
| 1960s | 3.46 million people | 2.89 million people | 565,300 people | Russia |
| 1970s | 4.03 million people | 2.28 million people | 1.75 million people | Russia |
| 1980s | 3.88 million people | 2.20 million people | 1.68 million people | Russia |
| 1990s | 1.71 million people | 1.75 million people | 35,000 people | United States |
| 2000s | 1.01 million people | 1.46 million people | 451,500 people | United States |
| 2010s | 891,900 people | 1.46 million people | 567,400 people | United States |
| 2020s | 996,667 people | 1.37 million people | 375,000 people | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Russia or United States?
- United States, at 1.36 million people against 1.19 million people in Russia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Russia and United States?
- 170,000 people, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
- 207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do Russia and United States rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Russia ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd 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.