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

United Arab Emirates operates 9,257 active military vehicles vs 5,502 for Taiwan.

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Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab EmiratesWorld #27 28.2
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Taiwan leads on 5 of 8 categories

Flag of Taiwan TaiwanWorld #20 31.2
  • 354 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 990
  • 49 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 54
  • 165 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 295
  • 788 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 683
  • 99 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 1,390
  • 745 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 2,040
  • 0 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 50
  • 7,057 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 0
United Arab Emirates Taiwan 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 Taiwan Ratio
Total vehicles 9,257 5,502 🇦🇪 1.7×
On order 0 188 🇹🇼
Main battle tanks 354 990 🇹🇼 2.8×
Artillery pieces 313 1,739 🇹🇼 5.6×
Armoured fighting vehicles 8,590 2,773 🇦🇪 3.1×
Active military personnel (all branches) 63,000 169,000 🇹🇼 2.7×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 130,000 1,657,000 🇹🇼 13×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 788 683 🇦🇪 1.2×
Armoured personnel carriers 745 2,040 🇹🇼 2.7×
Self-propelled artillery 165 295 🇹🇼 1.8×
Towed artillery 99 1,390 🇹🇼 14×
Rocket artillery 49 54 🇹🇼 1.1×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesLeclerc ×354BMP-3 ×652M109 Paladin ×87
🇹🇼 TaiwanM60A3 TTS Patton ×460M109 Paladin ×225M113 ×1,650
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, United Arab Emirates or Taiwan?
United Arab Emirates has a larger ground force with 9,257 vehicles compared to Taiwan's 5,502 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, United Arab Emirates or Taiwan?
Taiwan operates more main battle tanks with 990 compared to United Arab Emirates's 354.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, United Arab Emirates or Taiwan?
United Arab Emirates has 788 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Taiwan's 683.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, United Arab Emirates or Taiwan?
Taiwan operates 2,040 APCs compared to United Arab Emirates's 745.
Which country has more artillery systems, United Arab Emirates or Taiwan?
Taiwan fields 1,739 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to United Arab Emirates's 313.
How do the United Arab Emirates and Taiwan armies compare in size?
United Arab Emirates's army is 1.7 times larger than Taiwan's in terms of total vehicles (9,257 vs 5,502).