Army comparison: United Arab Emirates vs Iran

United Arab Emirates operates 9,257 active military vehicles vs 6,676 for Iran.

ARMS (Armour and Manpower Rating of Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →

United Arab EmiratesWorld #27 28.2

ARMS Index / 100

Iran leads on 4 of 8 categories

IranWorld #11 36.5

354 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 1,513
49 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 1,476
165 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 292
788 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 610
99 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 2,030
745 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 640
0 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 115
7,057 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 0

United Arab Emirates Iran 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	Iran	Ratio
Total vehicles	9,257	6,676	🇦🇪 1.4×
On order	0	800	🇮🇷
Main battle tanks	354	1,513	🇮🇷 4.3×
Artillery pieces	313	3,798	🇮🇷 12×
Armoured fighting vehicles	8,590	1,365	🇦🇪 6.3×
Active military personnel (all branches)	63,000	610,000	🇮🇷 9.7×
Reserve military personnel (all branches)	130,000	350,000	🇮🇷 2.7×

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Infantry fighting vehicles	788	610	🇦🇪 1.3×
Armoured personnel carriers	745	640	🇦🇪 1.2×
Self-propelled artillery	165	292	🇮🇷 1.8×
Towed artillery	99	2,030	🇮🇷 21×
Rocket artillery	49	1,476	🇮🇷 30×