Canada vs India Military Comparison
Side-by-side military strength: active personnel, defense budgets, air force aircraft, and naval assets.
Canada
70K active troops
$30B budget
VS
India
1M active troops
$80B budget
82
Tanks
4,614
1,788
Armored Vehicles
12,000
126
Artillery
4,275
0
Rocket Systems
266
62
Fighter Jets
538
151
Helicopters
812
64
Warships
295
4
Submarines
17
Nuclear Arsenal
India
LARGEST
172
WARHEADS
Canada
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Warheads Over Time
Estimated total warhead inventories — Federation of American Scientists / SIPRI
Defense Budget vs GDP
Historical defense spending and how it compares to each country's GDP. The % of GDP view normalises for economic size so smaller economies aren't drowned out by absolute dollar figures.
Defense Budget Over Time ($B)
Defense Budget as % of GDP
Source: World Bank Open Data API (MS.MIL.XPND.CD)
Military Active Personnel
India
LARGEST
1.45M
TROOPS
Canada
4.7% OF LARGEST
68K
TROOPS
India has 21.25× the active personnel of Canada
Air Force Total Aircraft
India
LARGEST
2.18K
AIRCRAFT
Canada
21.3% OF LARGEST
464
AIRCRAFT
India has 4.70× the aircraft of Canada
Total Naval Assets
Land Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Canada
|
India
|
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 68,000 | 1,445,000 |
| Reserve Personnel | 30,000 | 1,155,000 |
| Total Military Personnel | 100,000 | 2,610,550 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $26,500,000,000 | $81,400,000,000 |
| Tanks | 82 | 4,614 |
| Armored Vehicles | 1,788 | 12,000 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 89 | 100 |
| Towed Artillery | 37 | 4,175 |
| Rocket Projectors | 0 | 266 |
Air Force — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Canada
|
India
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Aircraft | 464 | 2,182 |
| Fighters | 62 | 538 |
| Attack Aircraft | 86 | 172 |
| Transport Aircraft | 60 | 250 |
| Trainer Aircraft | 103 | 359 |
| Helicopters | 151 | 812 |
| Attack Helicopters | 0 | 68 |
Naval Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
Canada
|
India
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Naval Assets | 64 | 295 |
| Aircraft Carriers | 0 | 2 |
| Destroyers | 12 | 12 |
| Frigates | 0 | 13 |
| Corvettes | 12 | 19 |
| Submarines | 4 | 17 |
| Patrol Vessels | 8 | 139 |
| Mine Warfare Vessels | 0 | 3 |
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Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated June 2026.
Sources & methodology