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Army comparison: Flag of Bahrain Bahrain vs Flag of Malaysia Malaysia

Bahrain operates 1,278 active military vehicles vs 1,055 for Malaysia. Additionally, Bahrain has 80 and Malaysia has 0 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Bahrain BahrainGround pillar #61 50.1
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Bahrain leads on 4 of 7 categories

Flag of Malaysia MalaysiaGround pillar #64 49.1
  • 150+80 stored Main battle tanksweight ×10 48
  • 17 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 36
  • 38 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 0
  • 75 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 524
  • 26 Towed artilleryweight ×3 196
  • 532 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 111
  • 440 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 140
Bahrain Malaysia 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
Bahrain Malaysia Ratio
Total vehicles 1,278 1,055 🇧🇭 1.2×
In storage 80 0 🇧🇭
On order 6 136 🇲🇾 23×
Main battle tanks 150 48 🇧🇭 3.1×
Artillery pieces 81 232 🇲🇾 2.9×
Armoured fighting vehicles 1,047 775 🇧🇭 1.4×
Active military personnel (all branches) 8,200 113,000 🇲🇾 14×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 0 51,600 🇲🇾
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Infantry fighting vehicles 75 524 🇲🇾 7.0×
Armoured personnel carriers 532 111 🇧🇭 4.8×
Self-propelled artillery 38 0 🇧🇭
Towed artillery 26 196 🇲🇾 7.5×
Rocket artillery 17 36 🇲🇾 2.1×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇧🇭 BahrainM60A3 TTS Patton ×100YPR-765 ×75M110 Howitzer ×38
🇲🇾 MalaysiaPT-91 Twardy ×48Astros II ×36
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Bahrain or Malaysia?
Bahrain has a larger ground force with 1,278 vehicles compared to Malaysia's 1,055 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Bahrain or Malaysia?
Bahrain operates more main battle tanks with 150 compared to Malaysia's 48.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Bahrain or Malaysia?
Malaysia has 524 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Bahrain's 75.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Bahrain or Malaysia?
Bahrain operates 532 APCs compared to Malaysia's 111.
Which country has more artillery systems, Bahrain or Malaysia?
Malaysia fields 232 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Bahrain's 81.