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Army comparison: Flag of Algeria Algeria vs Flag of Egypt Egypt

Algeria operates 8,195 active military vehicles vs 9,564 for Egypt. Additionally, Algeria has 0 and Egypt has 122 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Algeria AlgeriaWorld #13 37.2
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Egypt leads overall, ahead on 3 of 8 categories

Flag of Egypt EgyptWorld #9 41.7
  • 1,485 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 2,000
  • 188 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 340
  • 224 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 519
  • 980 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 690
  • 483 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 436+122 stored
  • 1,639 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 4,010
  • 96 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 412
  • 3,100 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 1,157
Algeria Egypt 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
Algeria Egypt Ratio
Total vehicles 8,195 9,564 🇪🇬 1.2×
In storage 0 122 🇪🇬
On order 0 210 🇪🇬
Main battle tanks 1,485 2,000 🇪🇬 1.3×
Artillery pieces 895 1,295 🇪🇬 1.4×
Armoured fighting vehicles 5,815 6,269 🇪🇬 1.1×
Active military personnel (all branches) 130,000 438,500 🇪🇬 3.4×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 150,000 479,000 🇪🇬 3.2×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 980 690 🇩🇿 1.4×
Armoured personnel carriers 1,639 4,010 🇪🇬 2.4×
Self-propelled artillery 224 519 🇪🇬 2.3×
Towed artillery 483 436 🇩🇿 1.1×
Rocket artillery 188 340 🇪🇬 1.8×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇩🇿 AlgeriaT-90 ×600BMP-2 ×9802S1 Gvozdika ×140
🇪🇬 EgyptM1 Abrams ×1,300YPR-765 ×390M109 Paladin ×325
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Algeria or Egypt?
Egypt has a larger ground force with 9,564 vehicles compared to Algeria's 8,195 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Algeria or Egypt?
Egypt operates more main battle tanks with 2,000 compared to Algeria's 1,485.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Algeria or Egypt?
Algeria has 980 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Egypt's 690.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Algeria or Egypt?
Egypt operates 4,010 APCs compared to Algeria's 1,639.
Which country has more artillery systems, Algeria or Egypt?
Egypt fields 1,295 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Algeria's 895.