Russia
Russia ranks #3 of 242 on the Composite Power Index (43.2/100), scored on military spending, active personnel, nuclear arsenal, economic size and logistics. Its Instability Index is 86.7/100 (#8 most fragile). Every figure below carries its source and year. Data read 2026-08-04.
What drives the instability score
Capability and economy · click a metric to compare
CINC is a composite index (already contains military spending, personnel, energy & population) — shown for reference; it is not added into the Composite Power Index to avoid double-counting. Each figure carries its own source year; vintages can differ.
Capability profile
Trajectory
Governance
Energy
Strategic Relationships
Allies (47)
- Armeniadefense 2010
- Belarusdefense 2009
- Uzbekistandefense 2005
- Ukrainedefense 1995
- Azerbaijandefense 1995
- Moldovadefense 1995
- Albaniadefense 1955
- Hungarydefense 1955
- Romaniadefense 1955
- Serbiadefense 1945
- Irandefense 1942
- Estoniadefense 1939
- Lithuaniadefense 1939
- Latviadefense 1939
COW alliance ties — includes historical pacts; defense first.
Neighbours (27)
Disputes (458)
COW Dyadic MID, 1816–2014 — historical register, not live rivalries. Count = militarized disputes; year = most recent; ● = peak intensity.
- United States58× · 2014
- Japan47× · 2014
- United Kingdom37× · 2014
- Türkiye31× · 2014
- Norway15× · 2014
- Germany14× · 2014
- France13× · 2014
- Georgia12× · 2014
- Sweden11× · 2014
- South Korea9× · 2014
- Poland9× · 2014
- Finland9× · 2014
Signals
Conflict forecast (ViEWS, 2029-04-01): 92% risk
Arms imports (SIPRI Arms Transfers, 2025): 5 transfers
59% of imports from North Korea — supplier dependence
Displacement (UNHCR): 99.4K refugees originated · 0 IDPs · 11.8K hosted
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