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Army comparison: Flag of Egypt Egypt vs Flag of Israel Israel

Egypt operates 9,808 active military vehicles vs 5,540 for Israel. Additionally, Egypt has 122 and Israel has 5,741 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Egypt EgyptWorld #9 40.4
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Egypt leads on 7 of 8 categories

Flag of Israel IsraelWorld #17 32.7
  • 2,000 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 900+400 stored
  • 340 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 30+68 stored
  • 513 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 250+102 stored
  • 690 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 0
  • 436+122 stored Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 0+171 stored
  • 4,260 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 890+5,000 stored
  • 412 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 0
  • 1,157 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 3,470
Egypt Israel 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
Egypt Israel Ratio
Total vehicles 9,808 5,540 🇪🇬 1.8×
In storage 122 5,741 🇮🇱 47×
On order 216 0 🇪🇬
Main battle tanks 2,000 900 🇪🇬 2.2×
Artillery pieces 1,289 280 🇪🇬 4.6×
Armoured fighting vehicles 6,519 4,360 🇪🇬 1.5×
Active military personnel (all branches) 438,500 169,500 🇪🇬 2.6×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 479,000 465,000 🇪🇬 ≈
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Infantry fighting vehicles 690 0 🇪🇬
Armoured personnel carriers 4,260 890 🇪🇬 4.8×
Self-propelled artillery 513 250 🇪🇬 2.1×
Towed artillery 436 0 🇪🇬
Rocket artillery 340 30 🇪🇬 11×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇪🇬 EgyptM1 Abrams ×1,300YPR-765 ×390M109 Paladin ×325
🇮🇱 IsraelMerkava 3 ×500M109 Paladin ×250M113 ×500
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Egypt or Israel?
Egypt has a larger ground force with 9,808 vehicles compared to Israel's 5,540 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Egypt or Israel?
Egypt operates more main battle tanks with 2,000 compared to Israel's 900.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Egypt or Israel?
Egypt has 690 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Israel's 0.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Egypt or Israel?
Egypt operates 4,260 APCs compared to Israel's 890.
Which country has more artillery systems, Egypt or Israel?
Egypt fields 1,289 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Israel's 280.
How do the Egypt and Israel armies compare in size?
Egypt's army is 1.8 times larger than Israel's in terms of total vehicles (9,808 vs 5,540).