World Armies 2026: Equipment & Rankings

The top 10 armies

The ten highest-rated armies field 300,419 armoured vehicles and artillery pieces, 58% of the world total, including 25,620 main battle tanks. The most common tank across the group is the M1 Abrams (4,575 in service).

#	Country	ARMS Index (Armour and Manpower Rating of Strength)	Total	Tanks	IFVs	APCs	Artillery
1	🇺🇸 United States Army	100.0	168,979	2,666	7,724	5,250	2,434
2	🇨🇳 Chinese Army	94.8	27,250	4,770	8,800	3,600	8,080
3	🇷🇺 Russian Army	68.2	16,790	3,460	1,950	4,742	3,675
4	🇰🇷 South Korean Army	61.0	13,232	1,814	536	3,127	5,745
5	🇮🇳 Indian Army	60.7	15,451	3,854	2,415	86	4,856
6	🇺🇦 Ukrainian Army	48.4	18,942	1,123	2,189	2,436	2,260
7	🇹🇷 Turkish Army	46.9	13,291	2,284	645	4,348	1,882
8	🇵🇰 Pakistani Army	45.5	10,422	2,704	0	3,700	3,793
9	🇪🇬 Egyptian Army	41.7	9,564	2,000	690	4,010	1,295
10	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabian Army	38.7	6,498	945	760	1,440	1,053

Ranks 11 to 25

The armies ranked 11 to 25 field 92,311 armoured vehicles and artillery pieces, 18% of the world total, including 17,284 main battle tanks. The most common tank across the group is the T-54 / T-55 / TM-800 (3,445 in service).

#	Country	ARMS Index (Armour and Manpower Rating of Strength)	Total	Tanks	IFVs	APCs	Artillery
11	🇰🇵 North Korean Army	38.2	6,537	4,235	32	1,710	0
12	🇵🇱 Polish Army	38.2	3,729	926	1,331	117	976
13	🇩🇿 Algerian Army	37.2	8,195	1,485	980	1,639	895
14	🇮🇷 Iranian Army	36.1	6,676	1,513	610	640	3,798
15	🇫🇷 French Army	36.0	6,775	225	628	2,444	258
16	🇮🇱 Israeli Army	33.8	5,540	900	0	890	280
17	🇮🇶 Iraqi Army	33.6	7,397	1,188	1,470	1,166	1,616
18	🇬🇷 Greek Army	33.4	7,504	1,273	181	2,478	1,440
19	🇲🇲 Myanmar/ Burma Army	33.3	6,460	950	1,150	1,010	2,140
20	🇩🇪 German Army	32.7	4,684	296	699	1,471	167
21	🇹🇼 Taiwanese Army	32.4	5,430	1,018	683	2,040	1,639
22	🇲🇦 Moroccan Army	32.0	6,400	959	193	1,747	804
23	🇻🇳 Vietnamese Army	32.0	7,439	1,379	300	1,660	3,480
24	🇦🇿 Azerbaijani Army	31.5	5,532	652	578	1,197	1,550
25	🇬🇧 British Army	29.6	4,013	285	711	823	166

Ranks 26 to 50

The armies ranked 26 to 50 field 80,730 armoured vehicles and artillery pieces, 16% of the world total, including 8,184 main battle tanks. The most common tank across the group is the T-72 (1,968 in service).

#	Country	ARMS Index (Armour and Manpower Rating of Strength)	Total	Tanks	IFVs	APCs	Artillery
26	🇦🇪 Emirati Army	29.2	9,289	354	788	745	313
27	🇯🇵 Japanese Army	28.9	3,825	302	179	1,003	315
28	🇹🇭 Thai Army	27.1	3,175	394	496	1,050	666
29	🇪🇸 Spanish Army	27.0	6,278	274	225	1,932	234
30	🇮🇹 Italian Army	26.4	3,599	113	584	317	193
31	🇸🇩 Sudanese Army	25.3	5,215	940	420	1,030	2,020
32	🇮🇩 Indonesian Army	25.1	1,918	121	76	825	406
33	🇸🇬 Singaporean Army	25.0	3,441	170	940	1,885	149
34	🇧🇷 Brazilian Army	24.9	2,527	292	0	1,217	559
35	🇯🇴 Jordanian Army	23.4	2,878	452	646	744	588
36	🇰🇼 Kuwaiti Army	23.4	1,525	585	530	320	78
37	🇪🇹 Ethiopian Army	23.3	2,022	410	20	152	1,108
38	🇷🇴 Romanian Army	22.8	3,265	319	351	956	963
39	🇧🇾 Belarusian Army	22.3	2,611	497	906	326	701
40	🇲🇽 Mexican Army	21.4	7,852	0	0	507	0
41	🇫🇮 Finnish Army	20.4	2,694	200	212	1,233	931
42	🇳🇬 Nigerian Army	20.3	2,732	330	62	558	392
43	🇧🇩 Bangladeshi Army	19.9	1,511	276	0	380	523
44	🇰🇭 Cambodian Army	19.8	2,202	559	100	287	1,036
45	🇨🇴 Colombian Army	19.7	1,242	0	0	60	116
46	🇰🇿 Kazakhstani Army	19.6	1,934	350	340	335	472
47	🇨🇦 Canadian Army	19.4	1,768	74	616	356	154
48	🇹🇲 Turkmen Army	19.3	3,587	654	1,058	872	694
49	🇺🇿 Uzbek Army	19.2	2,585	470	679	329	534
50	🇲🇾 Malaysian Army	18.9	1,055	48	524	111	232

Ranks 51 to 90

The armies ranked 51 to 90 field 46,742 armoured vehicles and artillery pieces, 9% of the world total, including 4,387 main battle tanks. The most common tank across the group is the T-54 / T-55 / TM-800 (1,619 in service).

#	Country	ARMS Index (Armour and Manpower Rating of Strength)	Total	Tanks	IFVs	APCs	Artillery
51	🇪🇷 Eritrean Army	18.7	488	270	15	35	128
52	🇱🇰 Sri Lankan Army	18.6	749	62	142	225	124
53	🇿🇦 South African Army	18.6	1,637	70	556	0	27
54	🇦🇺 Australian Army	18.4	2,650	46	0	403	58
55	🇦🇷 Argentine Army	18.0	1,447	250	139	548	255
56	🇵🇭 Philippine Army	17.8	940	0	55	557	296
57	🇸🇪 Swedish Army	17.7	1,985	111	224	594	70
58	🇨🇱 Chilean Army	17.7	1,877	186	349	585	192
59	🇨🇺 Cuban Army	17.6	2,846	400	50	506	1,690
60	🇨🇭 Swiss Army	17.4	2,130	134	186	1,310	165
61	🇻🇪 Venezuelan Army	17.2	1,004	173	258	84	249
62	🇷🇸 Serbian Army	16.8	1,576	242	345	210	337
63	🇳🇱 Netherlands Army	16.6	858	18	128	215	50
64	🇴🇲 Omani Army	16.4	1,082	144	346	171	168
65	🇸🇾 Syrian Army	16.3	526	0	1	472	50
66	🇵🇪 Peruvian Army	16.1	1,114	205	0	295	351
67	🇱🇧 Lebanese Army	15.6	3,806	302	48	1,400	355
68	🇭🇺 Hungarian Army	15.6	1,041	90	46	504	36
69	🇶🇦 Qatari Army	15.4	1,151	62	46	218	74
70	🇦🇲 Armenian Army	15.3	779	109	140	150	303
71	🇧🇬 Bulgarian Army	15.0	616	44	160	133	96
72	🇨🇿 Czech Army	14.2	600	42	99	19	162
73	🇺🇬 Ugandan Army	14.1	674	239	72	16	44
74	🇹🇳 Tunisian Army	14.0	2,503	90	0	471	105
75	🇳🇴 Norwegian Army	13.6	695	38	110	325	52
76	🇩🇰 Danish Army	13.5	722	44	44	414	27
77	🇱🇹 Lithuanian Army	13.3	1,289	0	89	418	82
78	🇦🇹 Austrian Army	13.0	626	56	112	135	54
79	🇨🇾 Cypriot Army	12.9	858	134	43	329	206
80	🇧🇪 Belgian Army	12.9	1,044	0	19	125	42
81	🇭🇷 Croatian Army	12.8	662	47	140	110	75
82	🇵🇹 Portuguese Army	12.6	638	34	30	288	51
83	🇸🇰 Slovak Army	12.2	497	45	177	130	69
84	🇪🇨 Ecuadorian Army	12.1	608	0	0	164	135
85	🇧🇭 Bahraini Army	12.0	1,228	100	75	532	81
86	🇰🇪 Kenyan Army	11.9	800	78	0	109	71
87	🇲🇳 Mongolian Army	11.7	1,800	470	310	270	630
88	🇹🇿 Tanzanian Army	11.4	587	52	12	75	285
89	🇪🇪 Estonian Army	10.2	464	0	44	266	54
90	🇳🇿 New Zealand Army	8.8	145	0	73	0	24

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Weight per vehicle Main battle tanks10 Rocket artillery8 Self-propelled artillery6 Infantry fighting vehicles4 Towed artillery3 Armoured personnel carriers2 Light armoured vehicles2 Protected mobility (MRAP, armoured utility)0.5

Manpower and multipliers Manpower — points per √(1,000 troops)350 Attack helicopters — ceiling+0.15 Armament — ceiling+0.20 Availability — band±0.10 Orders — weight0.25 Orders — cap (share of fleet)0.25 Scale

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