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Army comparison: Flag of Canada Canada vs Flag of Russia Russia

Russia's army fields 16,935 active vehicles — 10:1 Canada's 1,690. Additionally, Canada has 0 and Russia has 8,360 vehicles in storage.

ARMS (Armour and Manpower Rating of Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →
Flag of Canada CanadaWorld #49 18.7
ARMS Index / 100

Russia leads on 8 of 8 categories

Flag of Russia RussiaWorld #3 63.9
  • 74 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 3,460
  • 0 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 1,199+1,250 stored
  • 0 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 1,742+2,060 stored
  • 616 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 1,950
  • 154 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 670+3,950 stored
  • 290 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 4,869+1,000 stored
  • 56 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 808+100 stored
  • 500 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 2,237
Canada Russia 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
Canada Russia Ratio
Total vehicles 1,690 16,935 🇷🇺 10×
In storage 0 8,360 🇷🇺
On order 360 50 🇨🇦 7.2×
Main battle tanks 74 3,460 🇷🇺 47×
Artillery pieces 154 3,611 🇷🇺 23×
Armoured fighting vehicles 1,462 9,864 🇷🇺 6.7×
Active military personnel (all branches) 67,400 1,100,000 🇷🇺 16×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 29,100 1,500,000 🇷🇺 52×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 616 1,950 🇷🇺 3.2×
Armoured personnel carriers 290 4,869 🇷🇺 17×
Self-propelled artillery 0 1,742 🇷🇺
Towed artillery 154 670 🇷🇺 4.4×
Rocket artillery 0 1,199 🇷🇺
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇨🇦 CanadaLeopard 2 ×74M113 ×135
🇷🇺 RussiaT-72 ×1,470BMP-1 ×7502S3 Akatsiya ×600
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Canada or Russia?
Russia has a larger ground force with 16,935 vehicles compared to Canada's 1,690 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Canada or Russia?
Russia operates more main battle tanks with 3,460 compared to Canada's 74.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Canada or Russia?
Russia has 1,950 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Canada's 616.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Canada or Russia?
Russia operates 4,869 APCs compared to Canada's 290.
Which country has more artillery systems, Canada or Russia?
Russia fields 3,611 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Canada's 154.
How do the Canada and Russia armies compare in size?
Russia's army is 10.0 times larger than Canada's in terms of total vehicles (16,935 vs 1,690).