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Army comparison: Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh vs Flag of Thailand Thailand

Thailand's army fields 2,840 active vehicles — 2.3:1 Bangladesh's 1,251. Additionally, Bangladesh has 0 and Thailand has 50 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Bangladesh BangladeshGround pillar #56 51.9
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Thailand leads on 6 of 7 categories

Flag of Thailand ThailandGround pillar #39 58.9
  • 276 Main battle tanksweight ×10 394
  • 49 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 15
  • 18 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 56
  • 0 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 496
  • 251 Towed artilleryweight ×3 595
  • 613 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 1,050
  • 44 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 234+50 stored
Bangladesh Thailand 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
Bangladesh Thailand Ratio
Total vehicles 1,251 2,840 🇹🇭 2.3×
In storage 0 50 🇹🇭
On order 0 202 🇹🇭
Main battle tanks 276 394 🇹🇭 1.4×
Artillery pieces 318 666 🇹🇭 2.1×
Armoured fighting vehicles 657 1,780 🇹🇭 2.7×
Active military personnel (all branches) 163,050 360,850 🇹🇭 2.2×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 0 200,000 🇹🇭
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Infantry fighting vehicles 0 496 🇹🇭
Armoured personnel carriers 613 1,050 🇹🇭 1.7×
Self-propelled artillery 18 56 🇹🇭 3.1×
Towed artillery 251 595 🇹🇭 2.4×
Rocket artillery 49 15 🇧🇩 3.3×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇧🇩 BangladeshType 59MII ×174Nora B-52 ×18BTR-80 ×330
🇹🇭 ThailandM60A3 TTS Patton ×125IAV Stryker ×147ATMOS 2000 ×30
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Bangladesh or Thailand?
Thailand has a larger ground force with 2,840 vehicles compared to Bangladesh's 1,251 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Bangladesh or Thailand?
Thailand operates more main battle tanks with 394 compared to Bangladesh's 276.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Bangladesh or Thailand?
Thailand has 496 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Bangladesh's 0.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Bangladesh or Thailand?
Thailand operates 1,050 APCs compared to Bangladesh's 613.
Which country has more artillery systems, Bangladesh or Thailand?
Thailand fields 666 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Bangladesh's 318.
How do the Bangladesh and Thailand armies compare in size?
Thailand's army is 2.3 times larger than Bangladesh's in terms of total vehicles (2,840 vs 1,251).