India vs Vietnam Military Comparison
Side-by-side military strength: active personnel, defense budgets, air force aircraft, and naval assets.
India
1M active troops
$80B budget
VS
Vietnam
500K active troops
$6B budget
4,614
Tanks
2,575
12,000
Armored Vehicles
2,800
4,275
Artillery
1,120
266
Rocket Systems
1,000
538
Fighter Jets
114
812
Helicopters
136
295
Warships
65
17
Submarines
6
Nuclear Arsenal
India
LARGEST
172
WARHEADS
Vietnam
NON-NUCLEAR
0
WARHEADS
Warheads Over Time
Estimated total warhead inventories — Federation of American Scientists / SIPRI
Defense Budget vs GDP
Historical defense spending and how it compares to each country's GDP. The % of GDP view normalises for economic size so smaller economies aren't drowned out by absolute dollar figures.
Defense Budget Over Time ($B)
Defense Budget as % of GDP
Source: World Bank Open Data API (MS.MIL.XPND.CD)
Military Active Personnel
India
LARGEST
1.45M
TROOPS
Vietnam
33.4% OF LARGEST
482K
TROOPS
India has 3.00× the active personnel of Vietnam
Air Force Total Aircraft
India
LARGEST
2.18K
AIRCRAFT
Vietnam
14.6% OF LARGEST
318
AIRCRAFT
India has 6.86× the aircraft of Vietnam
Total Naval Assets
Land Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
India
|
Vietnam
|
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 1,445,000 | 482,000 |
| Reserve Personnel | 1,155,000 | 5,000,000 |
| Total Military Personnel | 2,610,550 | 5,482,000 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $81,400,000,000 | $5,500,000,000 |
| Tanks | 4,614 | 2,575 |
| Armored Vehicles | 12,000 | 2,800 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 100 | 120 |
| Towed Artillery | 4,175 | 1,000 |
| Rocket Projectors | 266 | 1,000 |
Air Force — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
India
|
Vietnam
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Aircraft | 2,182 | 318 |
| Fighters | 538 | 114 |
| Attack Aircraft | 172 | 0 |
| Transport Aircraft | 250 | 34 |
| Trainer Aircraft | 359 | 34 |
| Helicopters | 812 | 136 |
| Attack Helicopters | 68 | 28 |
Naval Forces — Detailed Metrics
| Metric |
India
|
Vietnam
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Naval Assets | 295 | 65 |
| Aircraft Carriers | 2 | 0 |
| Destroyers | 12 | 0 |
| Frigates | 13 | 8 |
| Corvettes | 19 | 0 |
| Submarines | 17 | 6 |
| Patrol Vessels | 139 | 32 |
| Mine Warfare Vessels | 3 | 8 |
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Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated June 2026.
Sources & methodology