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

United Arab Emirates's army fields 9,289 active vehicles — 2.7:1 Singapore's 3,441.

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Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab EmiratesWorld #26 29.2
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United Arab Emirates leads on 4 of 8 categories

Flag of Singapore SingaporeWorld #33 25.0
  • 354 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 170
  • 49 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 24
  • 165 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 48
  • 788 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 940
  • 99 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 77
  • 745 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 1,885
  • 32 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 50
  • 7,057 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 247
United Arab Emirates Singapore 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 Singapore Ratio
Total vehicles 9,289 3,441 🇦🇪 2.7×
Main battle tanks 354 170 🇦🇪 2.1×
Artillery pieces 313 149 🇦🇪 2.1×
Armoured fighting vehicles 8,622 3,122 🇦🇪 2.8×
Active military personnel (all branches) 63,000 51,000 🇦🇪 1.2×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 130,000 252,500 🇸🇬 1.9×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 788 940 🇸🇬 1.2×
Armoured personnel carriers 745 1,885 🇸🇬 2.5×
Self-propelled artillery 165 48 🇦🇪 3.4×
Towed artillery 99 77 🇦🇪 1.3×
Rocket artillery 49 24 🇦🇪 2.0×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesLeclerc ×354BMP-3 ×652M109 Paladin ×87
🇸🇬 SingaporeLeopard 2 ×170Bionix ×800SSPH-1 Primus ×48
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, United Arab Emirates or Singapore?
United Arab Emirates has a larger ground force with 9,289 vehicles compared to Singapore's 3,441 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, United Arab Emirates or Singapore?
United Arab Emirates operates more main battle tanks with 354 compared to Singapore's 170.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, United Arab Emirates or Singapore?
Singapore has 940 infantry fighting vehicles compared to United Arab Emirates's 788.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, United Arab Emirates or Singapore?
Singapore operates 1,885 APCs compared to United Arab Emirates's 745.
Which country has more artillery systems, United Arab Emirates or Singapore?
United Arab Emirates fields 313 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Singapore's 149.
How do the United Arab Emirates and Singapore armies compare in size?
United Arab Emirates's army is 2.7 times larger than Singapore's in terms of total vehicles (9,289 vs 3,441).