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Army comparison: Flag of Chile Chile vs Flag of Venezuela Venezuela

Chile operates 1,877 active military vehicles vs 1,087 for Venezuela.

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Flag of Chile ChileGround pillar #49 53.6
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Chile leads on 5 of 7 categories

Flag of Venezuela VenezuelaGround pillar #58 50.7
  • 186 Main battle tanksweight ×10 173
  • 8 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 56
  • 48 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 60
  • 349 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 248
  • 136 Towed artilleryweight ×3 80
  • 585 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 230
  • 565 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 240
Chile Venezuela 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
Chile Venezuela Ratio
Total vehicles 1,877 1,087 🇨🇱 1.7×
Main battle tanks 186 173 🇨🇱 1.1×
Artillery pieces 192 196 🇻🇪 ≈
Armoured fighting vehicles 1,499 718 🇨🇱 2.1×
Active military personnel (all branches) 77,200 123,000 🇻🇪 1.6×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 40,000 8,000 🇨🇱 5.0×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 349 248 🇨🇱 1.4×
Armoured personnel carriers 585 230 🇨🇱 2.5×
Self-propelled artillery 48 60 🇻🇪 1.2×
Towed artillery 136 80 🇨🇱 1.7×
Rocket artillery 8 56 🇻🇪 7.0×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇨🇱 ChileLeopard 2 ×186Marder ×180M109 Paladin ×48
🇻🇪 VenezuelaT-72 ×92BMP-3 ×1232S1 Gvozdika ×48
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Chile or Venezuela?
Chile has a larger ground force with 1,877 vehicles compared to Venezuela's 1,087 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Chile or Venezuela?
Chile operates more main battle tanks with 186 compared to Venezuela's 173.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Chile or Venezuela?
Chile has 349 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Venezuela's 248.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Chile or Venezuela?
Chile operates 585 APCs compared to Venezuela's 230.
Which country has more artillery systems, Chile or Venezuela?
Venezuela fields 196 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Chile's 192.
How do the Chile and Venezuela armies compare in size?
Chile's army is 1.7 times larger than Venezuela's in terms of total vehicles (1,877 vs 1,087).