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

United Arab Emirates's army fields 9,257 active vehicles — 7.2:1 Bahrain's 1,278. Additionally, United Arab Emirates has 0 and Bahrain has 80 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab EmiratesWorld #27 28.2
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United Arab Emirates leads on 7 of 8 categories

Flag of Bahrain BahrainWorld #76 13.0
  • 354 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 150+80 stored
  • 49 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 17
  • 165 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 38
  • 788 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 75
  • 99 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 26
  • 745 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 532
  • 0 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 84
  • 7,057 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 356
United Arab Emirates Bahrain 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 Bahrain Ratio
Total vehicles 9,257 1,278 🇦🇪 7.2×
In storage 0 80 🇧🇭
On order 0 6 🇧🇭
Main battle tanks 354 150 🇦🇪 2.4×
Artillery pieces 313 81 🇦🇪 3.9×
Armoured fighting vehicles 8,590 1,047 🇦🇪 8.2×
Active military personnel (all branches) 63,000 8,200 🇦🇪 7.7×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 130,000 0 🇦🇪
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Infantry fighting vehicles 788 75 🇦🇪 11×
Armoured personnel carriers 745 532 🇦🇪 1.4×
Self-propelled artillery 165 38 🇦🇪 4.3×
Towed artillery 99 26 🇦🇪 3.8×
Rocket artillery 49 17 🇦🇪 2.9×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesLeclerc ×354BMP-3 ×652M109 Paladin ×87
🇧🇭 BahrainM60A3 TTS Patton ×100YPR-765 ×75M110 Howitzer ×38
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, United Arab Emirates or Bahrain?
United Arab Emirates has a larger ground force with 9,257 vehicles compared to Bahrain's 1,278 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, United Arab Emirates or Bahrain?
United Arab Emirates operates more main battle tanks with 354 compared to Bahrain's 150.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, United Arab Emirates or Bahrain?
United Arab Emirates has 788 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Bahrain's 75.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, United Arab Emirates or Bahrain?
United Arab Emirates operates 745 APCs compared to Bahrain's 532.
Which country has more artillery systems, United Arab Emirates or Bahrain?
United Arab Emirates fields 313 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Bahrain's 81.
How do the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain armies compare in size?
United Arab Emirates's army is 7.2 times larger than Bahrain's in terms of total vehicles (9,257 vs 1,278).