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

United Arab Emirates's army fields 9,289 active vehicles — 4.8:1 Indonesia's 1,918.

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Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab EmiratesWorld #26 29.2
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United Arab Emirates leads on 6 of 8 categories

Flag of Indonesia IndonesiaWorld #32 25.1
  • 354 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 121
  • 49 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 63
  • 165 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 91
  • 788 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 76
  • 99 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 252
  • 745 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 825
  • 32 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 308
  • 7,057 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 182
United Arab Emirates Indonesia 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 Indonesia Ratio
Total vehicles 9,289 1,918 🇦🇪 4.8×
On order 0 100 🇮🇩
Main battle tanks 354 121 🇦🇪 2.9×
Artillery pieces 313 406 🇮🇩 1.3×
Armoured fighting vehicles 8,622 1,391 🇦🇪 6.2×
Active military personnel (all branches) 63,000 404,500 🇮🇩 6.4×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 130,000 400,000 🇮🇩 3.1×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 788 76 🇦🇪 10×
Armoured personnel carriers 745 825 🇮🇩 1.1×
Self-propelled artillery 165 91 🇦🇪 1.8×
Towed artillery 99 252 🇮🇩 2.5×
Rocket artillery 49 63 🇮🇩 1.3×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesLeclerc ×354BMP-3 ×652M109 Paladin ×87
🇮🇩 IndonesiaLeopard 2 ×103Marder ×50CAESAR ×55
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, United Arab Emirates or Indonesia?
United Arab Emirates has a larger ground force with 9,289 vehicles compared to Indonesia's 1,918 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, United Arab Emirates or Indonesia?
United Arab Emirates operates more main battle tanks with 354 compared to Indonesia's 121.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, United Arab Emirates or Indonesia?
United Arab Emirates has 788 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Indonesia's 76.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, United Arab Emirates or Indonesia?
Indonesia operates 825 APCs compared to United Arab Emirates's 745.
Which country has more artillery systems, United Arab Emirates or Indonesia?
Indonesia fields 406 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to United Arab Emirates's 313.
How do the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia armies compare in size?
United Arab Emirates's army is 4.8 times larger than Indonesia's in terms of total vehicles (9,289 vs 1,918).