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

Algeria operates 7,407 active military vehicles vs 9,808 for Egypt. Additionally, Algeria has 0 and Egypt has 122 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Algeria AlgeriaGround pillar #13 69.8
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Egypt leads on 6 of 7 categories

Flag of Egypt EgyptGround pillar #9 73.2
  • 1,485 Main battle tanksweight ×10 2,000
  • 118 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 340
  • 194 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 513
  • 980 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 690
  • 170 Towed artilleryweight ×3 436+122 stored
  • 4,434 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 5,417
  • 26 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 412
Algeria Egypt 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
Algeria Egypt Ratio
Total vehicles 7,407 9,808 🇪🇬 1.3×
In storage 0 122 🇪🇬
On order 0 216 🇪🇬
Main battle tanks 1,485 2,000 🇪🇬 1.3×
Artillery pieces 482 1,289 🇪🇬 2.7×
Armoured fighting vehicles 5,440 6,519 🇪🇬 1.2×
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 4,434 5,417 🇪🇬 1.2×
Self-propelled artillery 194 513 🇪🇬 2.6×
Towed artillery 170 436 🇪🇬 2.6×
Rocket artillery 118 340 🇪🇬 2.9×
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 9,808 vehicles compared to Algeria's 7,407 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 5,417 APCs compared to Algeria's 4,434.
Which country has more artillery systems, Algeria or Egypt?
Egypt fields 1,289 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Algeria's 482.