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Army comparison: Flag of Australia Australia vs Flag of United States United States

United States's army fields 168,979 active vehicles — 64:1 Australia's 2,650. Additionally, Australia has 0 and United States has 13,650 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Australia AustraliaWorld #54 18.4
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United States leads on 7 of 8 categories

Flag of United States United StatesWorld #1 100.0
  • 46 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 2,666+2,000 stored
  • 8 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 552
  • 2 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 670+850 stored
  • 0 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 7,724+2,800 stored
  • 48 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 1,212
  • 403 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 5,250+8,000 stored
  • 282 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 0
  • 1,861 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 150,905
Australia United States 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
Australia United States Ratio
Total vehicles 2,650 168,979 🇺🇸 64×
In storage 0 13,650 🇺🇸
On order 811 13,273 🇺🇸 16×
Main battle tanks 46 2,666 🇺🇸 58×
Artillery pieces 58 2,434 🇺🇸 42×
Armoured fighting vehicles 2,546 163,879 🇺🇸 64×
Active military personnel (all branches) 58,600 1,326,050 🇺🇸 23×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 33,270 806,700 🇺🇸 24×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 0 7,724 🇺🇸
Armoured personnel carriers 403 5,250 🇺🇸 13×
Self-propelled artillery 2 670 🇺🇸 335×
Towed artillery 48 1,212 🇺🇸 25×
Rocket artillery 8 552 🇺🇸 69×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇦🇺 AustraliaM1 Abrams ×46K9 Thunder ×2M113 ×403
🇺🇸 United StatesM1 Abrams ×2,640IAV Stryker ×4,214M109 Paladin ×670
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Australia or United States?
United States has a larger ground force with 168,979 vehicles compared to Australia's 2,650 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Australia or United States?
United States operates more main battle tanks with 2,666 compared to Australia's 46.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Australia or United States?
United States has 7,724 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Australia's 0.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Australia or United States?
United States operates 5,250 APCs compared to Australia's 403.
Which country has more artillery systems, Australia or United States?
United States fields 2,434 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Australia's 58.
How do the Australia and United States armies compare in size?
United States's army is 63.8 times larger than Australia's in terms of total vehicles (168,979 vs 2,650).