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Army comparison: Flag of Australia Australia vs Flag of Spain Spain

Spain's army fields 6,152 active vehicles — 2.3:1 Australia's 2,676. Additionally, Australia has 0 and Spain has 25 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Australia AustraliaGround pillar #52 52.8
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Spain leads on 6 of 7 categories

Flag of Spain SpainGround pillar #29 62.7
  • 46 Main battle tanksweight ×10 274+25 stored
  • 8 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 0
  • 0 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 96
  • 0 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 225
  • 48 Towed artilleryweight ×3 138
  • 1,194 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 2,038
  • 1,380 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 3,381
Australia Spain Bars: weighted contribution to the ARMS ground pillar (vehicles × category weight, active + 0.3 × stored) · figures: active vehicles at each side's latest inventory year · Methodology
Key figures as of 2026
Australia Spain Ratio
Total vehicles 2,676 6,152 🇪🇸 2.3×
In storage 0 25 🇪🇸
On order 386 348 🇦🇺 1.1×
Main battle tanks 46 274 🇪🇸 6.0×
Artillery pieces 56 234 🇪🇸 4.2×
Armoured fighting vehicles 2,574 5,644 🇪🇸 2.2×
Active military personnel (all branches) 58,600 120,350 🇪🇸 2.1×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 33,270 15,150 🇦🇺 2.2×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 0 225 🇪🇸
Armoured personnel carriers 1,194 2,038 🇪🇸 1.7×
Self-propelled artillery 0 96 🇪🇸
Towed artillery 48 138 🇪🇸 2.9×
Rocket artillery 8 0 🇦🇺
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇦🇺 AustraliaM1 Abrams ×46M113 ×431M142 HIMARS ×8
🇪🇸 SpainLeopard 2 ×274ASCOD ×225M109 Paladin ×96
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Australia or Spain?
Spain has a larger ground force with 6,152 vehicles compared to Australia's 2,676 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Australia or Spain?
Spain operates more main battle tanks with 274 compared to Australia's 46.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Australia or Spain?
Spain has 225 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Australia's 0.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Australia or Spain?
Spain operates 2,038 APCs compared to Australia's 1,194.
Which country has more artillery systems, Australia or Spain?
Spain fields 234 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Australia's 56.
How do the Australia and Spain armies compare in size?
Spain's army is 2.3 times larger than Australia's in terms of total vehicles (6,152 vs 2,676).