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

United Arab Emirates's army fields 9,257 active vehicles — 3.3:1 Thailand's 2,840. Additionally, United Arab Emirates has 0 and Thailand has 50 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab EmiratesWorld #27 28.2
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United Arab Emirates leads on 6 of 8 categories

Flag of Thailand ThailandWorld #28 26.3
  • 354 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 394
  • 49 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 15
  • 165 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 56
  • 788 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 496
  • 99 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 595
  • 745 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 1,050
  • 0 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 234+50 stored
  • 7,057 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 0
United Arab Emirates Thailand 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 Thailand Ratio
Total vehicles 9,257 2,840 🇦🇪 3.3×
In storage 0 50 🇹🇭
On order 0 202 🇹🇭
Main battle tanks 354 394 🇹🇭 1.1×
Artillery pieces 313 666 🇹🇭 2.1×
Armoured fighting vehicles 8,590 1,780 🇦🇪 4.8×
Active military personnel (all branches) 63,000 360,850 🇹🇭 5.7×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 130,000 200,000 🇹🇭 1.5×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 788 496 🇦🇪 1.6×
Armoured personnel carriers 745 1,050 🇹🇭 1.4×
Self-propelled artillery 165 56 🇦🇪 2.9×
Towed artillery 99 595 🇹🇭 6.0×
Rocket artillery 49 15 🇦🇪 3.3×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesLeclerc ×354BMP-3 ×652M109 Paladin ×87
🇹🇭 ThailandM60A3 TTS Patton ×178IAV Stryker ×147ATMOS 2000 ×30
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, United Arab Emirates or Thailand?
United Arab Emirates has a larger ground force with 9,257 vehicles compared to Thailand's 2,840 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, United Arab Emirates or Thailand?
Thailand operates more main battle tanks with 394 compared to United Arab Emirates's 354.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, United Arab Emirates or Thailand?
United Arab Emirates has 788 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Thailand's 496.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, United Arab Emirates or Thailand?
Thailand operates 1,050 APCs compared to United Arab Emirates's 745.
Which country has more artillery systems, United Arab Emirates or Thailand?
Thailand fields 666 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to United Arab Emirates's 313.
How do the United Arab Emirates and Thailand armies compare in size?
United Arab Emirates's army is 3.3 times larger than Thailand's in terms of total vehicles (9,257 vs 2,840).