Army comparison: Colombia vs United States

United States's army fields 168,979 active vehicles — 136:1 Colombia's 1,242. Additionally, Colombia has 60 and United States has 13,650 vehicles in storage.

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

ColombiaWorld #45 19.7

ARMS Index / 100

United States leads on 7 of 8 categories

United StatesWorld #1 100.0

0 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 2,666+2,000 stored
0 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 552
6 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 670+850 stored
0 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 7,724+2,800 stored
110 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 1,212
60+60 stored Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 5,250+8,000 stored
48 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 0
1,018 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 150,905

Colombia United States 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

	Colombia	United States	Ratio
Total vehicles	1,242	168,979	🇺🇸 136×
In storage	60	13,650	🇺🇸 228×
On order	73	13,273	🇺🇸 182×
Main battle tanks	0	2,666	🇺🇸
Artillery pieces	116	2,434	🇺🇸 21×
Armoured fighting vehicles	1,126	163,879	🇺🇸 146×
Active military personnel (all branches)	257,450	1,326,050	🇺🇸 5.2×
Reserve military personnel (all branches)	34,950	806,700	🇺🇸 23×

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Infantry fighting vehicles	0	7,724	🇺🇸
Armoured personnel carriers	60	5,250	🇺🇸 88×
Self-propelled artillery	6	670	🇺🇸 112×
Towed artillery	110	1,212	🇺🇸 11×
Rocket artillery	0	552	🇺🇸