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NATIONAL FORCES · COMPARISON
Romania vs Slovakia
| Overview | Romania | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
Active personnel DefinitionFull-time active military personnel; exclude reserves and paramilitary unless explicitly identified. | 80,300Estimate · people · 2026 annual estimateSingle source2026 estimate. NATO peacetime military personnel strength; excludes trained reserves held at high readiness. National reporting coverage may differ from regular-force-only headcounts. | 14,100Estimate · people · 2026 annual estimateSingle source2026 estimate. NATO peacetime military personnel strength; excludes trained reserves held at high readiness. National reporting coverage may differ from regular-force-only headcounts. |
Armed forces personnel DefinitionActive-duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces whose training, organisation, equipment and control allow them to support or replace regular forces. This is not an active-regular-only count. | 128,000people · 2020 annual observationSingle source2020 annual observation. Active-duty military personnel, including qualifying paramilitary forces; not an active-regular-only count. | 18,000people · 2020 annual observationSingle source2020 annual observation. Active-duty military personnel, including qualifying paramilitary forces; not an active-regular-only count. |
Defence spending DefinitionAnnual military expenditure in current US dollars. State fiscal year, coverage and conversion basis in notes. | US$10.7bnEstimate · USD · 2026 IISS defence budget forecast (November 2025 assessment)Single sourceSource-reported annual official defence budget/appropriation in current US dollars; it is a budget figure, not an assertion of final expenditure or readiness. Explicit 2026 economic-table year column; USD 10.7bn. The table was compiled in the November 2025 IISS assessment; this annual figure is an assessment/estimate and does not assert a final audited outturn. Source coverage/fiscal-year notes: [b] Includes military pensions The explicit 2026 column is forward-looking relative to the November 2025 assessment and is retained as a forecast, not an observed final outturn. | US$3.37bnEstimate · USD · 2026 IISS defence budget forecast (November 2025 assessment)Single sourceSource-reported annual official defence budget/appropriation in current US dollars; it is a budget figure, not an assertion of final expenditure or readiness. Explicit 2026 economic-table year column; USD 3.37bn. The table was compiled in the November 2025 IISS assessment; this annual figure is an assessment/estimate and does not assert a final audited outturn. The explicit 2026 column is forward-looking relative to the November 2025 assessment and is retained as a forecast, not an observed final outturn. |
GDP DefinitionAnnual nominal GDP in current US dollars, not purchasing-power parity. | US$445bnEstimate · USD · 2026 IISS nominal GDP forecast (November 2025 assessment)Single sourceAnnual nominal GDP at current market prices, in source-reported current US dollars. Excludes purchasing-power-parity GDP and real GDP growth. Explicit 2026 economic-table year column; USD 445bn. The table was compiled in the November 2025 IISS assessment; this annual figure is an assessment/estimate and does not assert a final audited outturn. The explicit 2026 column is forward-looking relative to the November 2025 assessment and is retained as a forecast, not an observed final outturn. | US$168bnEstimate · USD · 2026 IISS nominal GDP forecast (November 2025 assessment)Single sourceAnnual nominal GDP at current market prices, in source-reported current US dollars. Excludes purchasing-power-parity GDP and real GDP growth. Explicit 2026 economic-table year column; USD 168bn. The table was compiled in the November 2025 IISS assessment; this annual figure is an assessment/estimate and does not assert a final audited outturn. The explicit 2026 column is forward-looking relative to the November 2025 assessment and is retained as a forecast, not an observed final outturn. |
Population DefinitionTotal resident population; retain the source's reference year. | 19,020,271people · 2025 annual observationSingle source2025 annual observation. Midyear resident population estimate. | 5,413,813people · 2025 annual observationSingle source2025 annual observation. Midyear resident population estimate. |
Reserve personnel DefinitionReported reserve personnel, with mobilisation and training definitions stated in notes. | 55,000Estimate · people · November 2025 IISS assessmentSingle sourceNational military reserve pool; excludes the separately reported active and paramilitary personnel. Training/mobilisation definitions remain source-specific. | 0Estimate · people · 2025 source edition; census date not statedSingle sourceMilitary reserve personnel in the 2025 IISS source edition cited by this Wikipedia row. Reservists are not normally kept under arms and are available for mobilisation. Excludes the separately reported Active military and Paramilitary columns. This is the cited edition year, not an exact census date. |
Combat aircraft DefinitionIn-service fixed-wing combat aircraft; exclude stored, retired and ordered aircraft. In service does not establish readiness. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
Main battle tanks DefinitionIn-service main battle tanks; exclude storage and orders. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
Major surface combatants DefinitionCommissioned cruisers, destroyers and frigates. Exclude patrol craft and support vessels. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
Nuclear warheads DefinitionWarheads in the military stockpile, deployed or in reserve; exclude retired warheads awaiting dismantlement. Independent estimates, labelled as such. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
Submarines DefinitionCommissioned submarines; exclude vessels on order and decommissioned vessels. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
Transport aircraft DefinitionIn-service dedicated fixed-wing military transport aircraft; exclude trainers and orders. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
EQUIPMENT & WEAPONS
Equipment listed in inventory and operator sources, grouped by force and category. Sourced quantities retain their date, variant coverage and inventory status. Equipment without a documented count is listed by type.
270 matching equipment types
| Equipment | Romania | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | ||
| F-16 Fighting Falcon | In service | In service |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 | 252026Wikipedia | — |
| Support aircraft | ||
| Alenia C-27J Spartan | 7Air Force · 2025 | 2Air Force · 2025 |
| Antonov An-26 | 2Air Force · 2025 | — |
| Antonov An-30 | 2Air Force · 2025 | — |
| C-17 Globemaster III | 3Air Force · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| Douglas C-47 Skytrain | In service | — |
| Let L-410 Turbolet | — | 52024 |
| Lockheed C-130 Hercules | In service | — |
| Trainer aircraft | ||
| Aero L-39 Albatros | In service | 92024 |
| IAR 99 | 12Air Force · 2025 | — |
| Yakovlev Yak-52 | 12Air Force · 2025 | — |
| Equipment | Romania | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Tanks | ||
| Leopard 2 | — | 15Slovak Army · 2026Wikipedia |
| T-54/T-55 | 220Army · 2025 162Land Forces · 2022Wikipedia | — |
| T-72 | In service | 30Slovak Army · 2026Wikipedia |
| TR-85 | 157Army · 2025 103–226Land Forces · 2022Wikipedia | — |
| Armoured vehicles | ||
| ABC-79M | 11Naval Infantry · 2025 477Army · 2025 11Naval Forces · 2025 402Land Forces · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| Aligator 4x4 | — | 42Slovak Army · 2026Wikipedia |
| Assault Amphibious Vehicle | In service | — |
| BMP-1 | — | In service |
| BMP-2 | — | 91Slovak Army · 2026Wikipedia |
| BRDM-2 | — | In service |
| BTR-60 | In service | — |
| BTR-70 | 195Army · 2025 155Land Forces · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| Equipment | Romania | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Air defence | ||
| 2K12 Kub | 32Army · 2025 32Land Forces · 2025 | In service |
| 9K31 Strela-1 | In service | — |
| 9K33 Osa | 16Army · 2025 16Land Forces · 2025 | — |
| AK-630 | In service | — |
| Barak MX | — | In service |
| CA-95 | 48Army · 2025 48Land Forces · 2025 | — |
| Flakpanzer Gepard | 36Land Forces · 2017Wikipedia | — |
| MANTIS Air Defence System | — | In service |
| MIM-23 Hawk | In service | — |
| Patriot | In service | — |
| RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 | In service | — |
| Anti-aircraft guns | ||
| AZP S-60 | In service | — |
| Equipment | Romania | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Small arms | ||
| Accuracy International Arctic Warfare | — | In service |
| Accuracy International AW50 | — | In service |
| AGS-17 | — | In service |
| AK-47 | In service | — |
| AK-74 | In service | — |
| AKM | In service | — |
| ArmaLite AR-10 | In service | — |
| Aruncător de grenade 40 mm | In service | — |
| Barrett M82 | In service | In service |
| Benelli M4 | — | In service |
| Beretta ARX160 | In service | — |
| Beretta Model 38 | In service | — |
| Equipment | Romania | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Remote weapon stations | ||
| Protector RWS | In service | — |
| Equipment | Romania | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Radar & sensors | ||
| AN/FPS-117 | In service | — |
| AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel | In service | — |
| AN/PVS-14 | In service | — |
| AN/TPQ-53 Quick Reaction Capability Radar | In service | — |
| EL/M-2106 | 4Air Force · 2017Wikipedia | — |
| LLM01 | — | In service |
| P-14 radar | In service | — |
| P-18 radar | In service | — |
| P-40 radar | — | In service |
| VERA passive sensor | — | In service |
Coverage is incomplete. “Not documented” means no linked inventory evidence, not zero equipment. Methodology ↗
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 IISS population assessment | 17,985,252 people | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | superseded |
No shared land boundary is represented in the Natural Earth dataset. Approximate separation between the dataset’s country label points: 600 km.
Generalized geography from Natural Earth 1:110m, version 5.1.1. Label-point distance is calculated on a sphere and rounded to the nearest 100 km; it is not a capital-to-capital distance, route, border distance or operational range. Dataset boundaries do not imply recognition of territorial claims.
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m, v5.1.1 · Public domain · Research catalogue highlighted
Scores out of 100 on the ForceTally Index. Each bar splits in proportion to the two scores. A point at the centre of the chart means no sourced figure for that part.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 IISS population assessment | 5,559,451 people | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | superseded |