Army comparison: Belgium vs Netherlands

Belgium operates 1,044 active military vehicles vs 858 for Netherlands.

ARMS (Armour and Manpower Rating of Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →

BelgiumWorld #80 12.9

ARMS Index / 100

Netherlands leads on 6 of 8 categories

NetherlandsWorld #63 16.6

0 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 18
0 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 4
0 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 46
19 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 128
42 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 0
125 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 215
18 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 345
840 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 102

Belgium Netherlands 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

	Belgium	Netherlands	Ratio
Total vehicles	1,044	858	🇧🇪 1.2×
On order	786	183	🇧🇪 4.3×
Main battle tanks	0	18	🇳🇱
Artillery pieces	42	50	🇳🇱 1.2×
Armoured fighting vehicles	1,002	790	🇧🇪 1.3×
Active military personnel (all branches)	26,300	35,400	🇳🇱 1.3×
Reserve military personnel (all branches)	5,900	6,350	🇳🇱 1.1×

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Infantry fighting vehicles	19	128	🇳🇱 6.7×
Armoured personnel carriers	125	215	🇳🇱 1.7×
Self-propelled artillery	0	46	🇳🇱
Towed artillery	42	0	🇧🇪
Rocket artillery	0	4	🇳🇱