European Countries with the Most Submarines (Europe)
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Overview
Which country has the largest submarine fleet in Europe?
The country with the largest submarine fleet in Europe is Russia with a total of 59 subs. At second and third, are Turkey with 14 submarines and United Kingdom with 11 submarines.
The average submarine fleets of the countries in Europe is around 3.2 subs.
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Nuclear Submarines. Russia has the most number of nuclear submarines in Europe - at 59 subs. Average number of nuclear submarines among countries in Europe is around 1.9 subs.
Non-nuclear Submarines. Turkey has the largest regular submarine fleet (14 subs) in Europe. In Europe, on average, countries have a regular submarine fleet size of 1.3 subs.
These are the countries with the most number of submarines in Europe:
Russia's defence budget is the highest in Europe. The defence budget of Russia is estimated at US$65,103M at around 3.90% of its GDP. Its percentage of GDP allocated to defence spending is the second-highest in Europe.
Russia has the largest military force in Europe. With a 3,568,000-strong military, Russia has a per-capita ratio of 25.1 military personnel per 1000 in population. Its total military consists of 1,014,000 active personnel (largest in Europe), 2,000,000 reserve personnel and 554,000 from paramilitary forces.
Russia's battle tank force is the largest in the world. On land, Russia has a mobile force of 22,710 tanks. For aerial defence, Russia has an air force of 3,212 military aircrafts and 1,438 attack helicopters.
Russia's naval fleet is the third-largest in the world. Russia has a naval fleet of 220 vessels, including 1 aircraft carriers and 59 nuclear submarines. The naval fleet of warships also include 6 frigates, 18 destroyers and 78 corvettes.
Turkey allocates about 2.70% of its GDP (estimated at US$20,448M) for its defence budget.
Turkey's military force is the third-largest in Europe. With a 890,700-strong military, Turkey has a per-capita ratio of 11 military personnel per 1000 in population. Its total military consists of 355,200 active personnel (second-largest in Europe), 378,700 reserve personnel and 156,800 from paramilitary forces.
Turkey's battle tank force is the second-largest in Europe. On land, Turkey has a mobile force of 2,504 tanks. For aerial defence, Turkey has an air force of 335 military aircrafts and 339 attack helicopters.
Turkey's naval fleet is the second-largest in Europe. Turkey has a naval fleet of 38 vessels, including 14 non-nuclear submarines. The naval fleet of warships also include 18 frigates and 6 corvettes.
United Kingdom's defence expenditure is estimated to be US$48,650M (1.70% of its GDP).
United Kingdom has a military of 227,100 personnel, with 148,500 active and 78,600 in reserve, making up 3.5 military personnel per 1000 in population.
On land, United Kingdom has a mobile force of 227 tanks. For aerial defence, United Kingdom has an air force of 278 military aircrafts and 285 attack helicopters.
United Kingdom's naval fleet is the second-largest in Europe. United Kingdom has a naval fleet of 38 vessels, including 2 aircraft carriers and 11 nuclear submarines. The naval fleet also possesses numerous warships, including 13 frigates and 6 destroyers.
The country with the second-highest defence budget in Europe is France. France allocates about 1.90% of its GDP (estimated at US$50,119M) for its defence budget.
France has a military of 375,100 personnel, with 203,250 active, 41,050 in reserve and 130,800 from paramilitary forces, making up 5.6 military personnel per 1000 in population.
On land, France has a mobile force of 200 tanks. For aerial defence, France has an air force of 395 military aircrafts and 293 attack helicopters.
France's naval fleet is the third-largest in Europe. France has a naval fleet of 36 vessels, including 1 aircraft carriers and 10 nuclear submarines. Rounding up the fleet of warships are 11 frigates and 11 destroyers.
The defence budget of Greece is estimated at US$5,472M at around 2.60% of its GDP.
With a 368,050-strong military, Greece has a per-capita ratio of 34.2 military personnel per 1000 in population. Its total military consists of 142,700 active personnel, 221,350 reserve personnel and 4,000 from paramilitary forces.
Greece has the third-largest battle tank force in Europe. On land, Greece has a mobile force of 1,354 tanks. For aerial defence, Greece has an air force of 244 military aircrafts and 48 attack helicopters.
Greece has a naval fleet of 25 vessels, including 8 non-nuclear submarines. The naval fleet also possesses numerous warships, including 13 frigates and 4 corvettes.
Italy's defence expenditure is estimated to be US$26,790M (1.40% of its GDP).
Italy has a military that is composed of 165,500 active personnel, 18,300 in reserve and 175,750 from paramilitary forces, totalling 359,550 or 5.8 military personnel per 1000 in population.
On land, Italy has a mobile force of 200 tanks. For aerial defence, Italy has an air force of 258 military aircrafts and 211 attack helicopters.
Italy has a naval fleet of 30 vessels, including 2 aircraft carriers and 6 non-nuclear submarines. The naval fleet also possesses numerous warships, including 10 frigates, 4 destroyers and 5 corvettes.
The defence budget of Norway is estimated at US$7,003M at around 1.70% of its GDP.
With a 63,250-strong military, Norway has a per-capita ratio of 11.8 military personnel per 1000 in population. Its total military consists of 23,250 active personnel and 40,000 reserve personnel.
On land, Norway has a mobile force of 52 tanks. For aerial defence, Norway has an air force of 63 military aircrafts and 26 attack helicopters.
Norway has a naval fleet of 16 vessels, including 6 non-nuclear submarines. The naval fleet also possesses numerous warships, including 5 frigates and 5 corvettes.
Germany has the third-highest defence budget in Europe. Germany allocates about 1.30% of its GDP (estimated at US$49,277M) for its defence budget.
Germany has a military of 213,550 personnel, with 183,500 active and 30,050 in reserve, making up 2.7 military personnel per 1000 in population.
On land, Germany has a mobile force of 410 tanks. For aerial defence, Germany has an air force of 245 military aircrafts and 43 attack helicopters.
Germany has a naval fleet of 21 vessels, including 5 non-nuclear submarines. Rounding up the fleet of warships are 11 frigates and 5 corvettes.
Sweden allocates about 1.10% of its GDP (estimated at US$5,920M) for its defence budget.
Sweden has a military of 50,950 personnel, with 29,750 active and 21,200 from paramilitary forces, making up 5.1 military personnel per 1000 in population.
On land, Sweden has a mobile force of 132 tanks. For aerial defence, Sweden has an air force of 134 military aircrafts.
Sweden has a naval fleet of 14 vessels, including 5 non-nuclear submarines.
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