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Army comparison: Flag of Egypt Egypt vs Flag of Iran Iran

Egypt operates 9,808 active military vehicles vs 6,676 for Iran. Additionally, Egypt has 122 and Iran has 0 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Egypt EgyptGround pillar #9 73.2
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Egypt leads on 5 of 7 categories

Flag of Iran IranGround pillar #10 72.4
  • 2,000 Main battle tanksweight ×10 1,513
  • 340 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 1,476
  • 513 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 292
  • 690 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 610
  • 436+122 stored Towed artilleryweight ×3 2,030
  • 5,417 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 640
  • 412 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 115
Egypt Iran 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
Egypt Iran Ratio
Total vehicles 9,808 6,676 🇪🇬 1.5×
In storage 122 0 🇪🇬
On order 216 800 🇮🇷 3.7×
Main battle tanks 2,000 1,513 🇪🇬 1.3×
Artillery pieces 1,289 3,798 🇮🇷 2.9×
Armoured fighting vehicles 6,519 1,365 🇪🇬 4.8×
Active military personnel (all branches) 438,500 610,000 🇮🇷 1.4×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 479,000 350,000 🇪🇬 1.4×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 690 610 🇪🇬 1.1×
Armoured personnel carriers 5,417 640 🇪🇬 8.5×
Self-propelled artillery 513 292 🇪🇬 1.8×
Towed artillery 436 2,030 🇮🇷 4.7×
Rocket artillery 340 1,476 🇮🇷 4.3×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇪🇬 EgyptM1 Abrams ×1,300YPR-765 ×390M109 Paladin ×325
🇮🇷 IranSafir 74 ×540BMP-2 ×400M109 Paladin ×150
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Egypt or Iran?
Egypt has a larger ground force with 9,808 vehicles compared to Iran's 6,676 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Egypt or Iran?
Egypt operates more main battle tanks with 2,000 compared to Iran's 1,513.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Egypt or Iran?
Egypt has 690 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Iran's 610.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Egypt or Iran?
Egypt operates 5,417 APCs compared to Iran's 640.
Which country has more artillery systems, Egypt or Iran?
Iran fields 3,798 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Egypt's 1,289.