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Army comparison: Flag of Spain Spain vs Flag of Romania Romania

Spain's army fields 6,152 active vehicles — 2.2:1 Romania's 2,857. Additionally, Spain has 25 and Romania has 0 vehicles in storage.

ARMS (Armour and Manpower Rating of Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →
Flag of Spain SpainWorld #29 25.8
ARMS Index / 100

Spain leads on 6 of 8 categories

Flag of Romania RomaniaWorld #39 21.8
  • 274+25 stored Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 319
  • 0 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 243
  • 96 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 0
  • 225 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 351
  • 138 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 522
  • 1,888 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 811
  • 135 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 0
  • 3,396 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 611
Spain Romania 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
Spain Romania Ratio
Total vehicles 6,152 2,857 🇪🇸 2.2×
In storage 25 0 🇪🇸
On order 348 1,124 🇷🇴 3.2×
Main battle tanks 274 319 🇷🇴 1.2×
Artillery pieces 234 765 🇷🇴 3.3×
Armoured fighting vehicles 5,644 1,773 🇪🇸 3.2×
Active military personnel (all branches) 120,350 69,300 🇪🇸 1.7×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 15,150 55,000 🇷🇴 3.6×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 225 351 🇷🇴 1.6×
Armoured personnel carriers 1,888 811 🇪🇸 2.3×
Self-propelled artillery 96 0 🇪🇸
Towed artillery 138 522 🇷🇴 3.8×
Rocket artillery 0 243 🇷🇴
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇪🇸 SpainLeopard 2 ×274ASCOD ×225M109 Paladin ×96
🇷🇴 RomaniaT-54 / T-55 / TM-800 ×319BMP-1 ×124M142 HIMARS ×54
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Spain or Romania?
Spain has a larger ground force with 6,152 vehicles compared to Romania's 2,857 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Spain or Romania?
Romania operates more main battle tanks with 319 compared to Spain's 274.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Spain or Romania?
Romania has 351 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Spain's 225.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Spain or Romania?
Spain operates 1,888 APCs compared to Romania's 811.
Which country has more artillery systems, Spain or Romania?
Romania fields 765 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Spain's 234.
How do the Spain and Romania armies compare in size?
Spain's army is 2.2 times larger than Romania's in terms of total vehicles (6,152 vs 2,857).