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Army comparison: Flag of Canada Canada vs Flag of Chile Chile

Canada operates 1,690 active military vehicles vs 1,877 for Chile.

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Flag of Canada CanadaGround pillar #55 52.0
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Chile leads on 5 of 7 categories

Flag of Chile ChileGround pillar #49 53.6
  • 74 Main battle tanksweight ×10 186
  • 0 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 8
  • 0 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 48
  • 616 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 349
  • 154 Towed artilleryweight ×3 136
  • 290 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 585
  • 556 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 565
Canada Chile 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
Canada Chile Ratio
Total vehicles 1,690 1,877 🇨🇱 1.1×
On order 360 0 🇨🇦
Main battle tanks 74 186 🇨🇱 2.5×
Artillery pieces 154 192 🇨🇱 1.2×
Armoured fighting vehicles 1,462 1,499 🇨🇱 ≈
Active military personnel (all branches) 67,400 77,200 🇨🇱 1.1×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 29,100 40,000 🇨🇱 1.4×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 616 349 🇨🇦 1.8×
Armoured personnel carriers 290 585 🇨🇱 2.0×
Self-propelled artillery 0 48 🇨🇱
Towed artillery 154 136 🇨🇦 1.1×
Rocket artillery 0 8 🇨🇱
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇨🇦 CanadaLeopard 2 ×74M113 ×135
🇨🇱 ChileLeopard 2 ×186Marder ×180M109 Paladin ×48
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Canada or Chile?
Chile has a larger ground force with 1,877 vehicles compared to Canada's 1,690 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Canada or Chile?
Chile operates more main battle tanks with 186 compared to Canada's 74.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Canada or Chile?
Canada has 616 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Chile's 349.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Canada or Chile?
Chile operates 585 APCs compared to Canada's 290.
Which country has more artillery systems, Canada or Chile?
Chile fields 192 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Canada's 154.