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Army comparison: Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates vs Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

United Arab Emirates operates 9,289 active military vehicles vs 5,385 for Azerbaijan. Additionally, United Arab Emirates has 0 and Azerbaijan has 127 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab EmiratesWorld #26 29.2
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Azerbaijan leads on 5 of 8 categories

Flag of Azerbaijan AzerbaijanWorld #23 31.3
  • 354 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 652
  • 49 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 696
  • 165 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 75
  • 788 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 578
  • 99 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 651
  • 745 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 1,162+127 stored
  • 32 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 137
  • 7,057 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 1,434
United Arab Emirates Azerbaijan Bars: weighted contribution to the ARMS Index (vehicles × category weight × era, active + 0.3 × stored; manpower and the rotary, armament and availability multipliers apply on top) · figures: active vehicles at each side's latest inventory year · Methodology
Key figures as of 2026
United Arab Emirates Azerbaijan Ratio
Total vehicles 9,289 5,385 🇦🇪 1.7×
In storage 0 127 🇦🇿
On order 0 120 🇦🇿
Main battle tanks 354 652 🇦🇿 1.8×
Artillery pieces 313 1,422 🇦🇿 4.5×
Armoured fighting vehicles 8,622 3,311 🇦🇪 2.6×
Active military personnel (all branches) 63,000 64,050 🇦🇿 ≈
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 130,000 300,000 🇦🇿 2.3×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 788 578 🇦🇪 1.4×
Armoured personnel carriers 745 1,162 🇦🇿 1.6×
Self-propelled artillery 165 75 🇦🇪 2.2×
Towed artillery 99 651 🇦🇿 6.6×
Rocket artillery 49 696 🇦🇿 14×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesLeclerc ×354BMP-3 ×652M109 Paladin ×87
🇦🇿 AzerbaijanT-72 ×404BMP-2 ×300ATMOS 2000 ×6
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, United Arab Emirates or Azerbaijan?
United Arab Emirates has a larger ground force with 9,289 vehicles compared to Azerbaijan's 5,385 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, United Arab Emirates or Azerbaijan?
Azerbaijan operates more main battle tanks with 652 compared to United Arab Emirates's 354.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, United Arab Emirates or Azerbaijan?
United Arab Emirates has 788 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Azerbaijan's 578.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, United Arab Emirates or Azerbaijan?
Azerbaijan operates 1,162 APCs compared to United Arab Emirates's 745.
Which country has more artillery systems, United Arab Emirates or Azerbaijan?
Azerbaijan fields 1,422 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to United Arab Emirates's 313.
How do the United Arab Emirates and Azerbaijan armies compare in size?
United Arab Emirates's army is 1.7 times larger than Azerbaijan's in terms of total vehicles (9,289 vs 5,385).