Army comparison: Argentina vs Chile

Argentina operates 1,447 active military vehicles vs 1,877 for Chile.

ARMS (Armour and Manpower Rating of Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →

ArgentinaWorld #57 17.2

ARMS Index / 100

Argentina leads on 5 of 8 categories

ChileWorld #58 17.1

250 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 186
25 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 8
58 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 48
139 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 349
172 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 136
548 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 585
121 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 0
134 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 565

Argentina Chile 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

	Argentina	Chile	Ratio
Total vehicles	1,447	1,877	🇨🇱 1.3×
Main battle tanks	250	186	🇦🇷 1.3×
Artillery pieces	255	192	🇦🇷 1.3×
Armoured fighting vehicles	942	1,499	🇨🇱 1.6×
Active military personnel (all branches)	72,100	77,200	🇨🇱 1.1×
Reserve military personnel (all branches)	0	40,000	🇨🇱

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Infantry fighting vehicles	139	349	🇨🇱 2.5×
Armoured personnel carriers	548	585	🇨🇱 1.1×
Self-propelled artillery	58	48	🇦🇷 1.2×
Towed artillery	172	136	🇦🇷 1.3×
Rocket artillery	25	8	🇦🇷 3.1×