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Army comparison: Flag of France France vs Flag of Italy Italy

France operates 6,633 active military vehicles vs 3,599 for Italy. Additionally, France has 184 and Italy has 0 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of France FranceWorld #15 34.3
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France leads on 6 of 8 categories

Flag of Italy ItalyWorld #32 25.0
  • 222+184 stored Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 113
  • 9 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 21
  • 74 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 64
  • 627 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 203
  • 74 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 108
  • 2,599 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 698
  • 1,903 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 436
  • 1,125 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 1,956
France Italy 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
France Italy Ratio
Total vehicles 6,633 3,599 🇫🇷 1.8×
In storage 184 0 🇫🇷
On order 2,156 1,604 🇫🇷 1.3×
Main battle tanks 222 113 🇫🇷 2.0×
Artillery pieces 157 193 🇮🇹 1.2×
Armoured fighting vehicles 6,254 3,293 🇫🇷 1.9×
Active military personnel (all branches) 270,000 165,500 🇫🇷 1.6×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 43,000 14,500 🇫🇷 3.0×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 627 203 🇫🇷 3.1×
Armoured personnel carriers 2,599 698 🇫🇷 3.7×
Self-propelled artillery 74 64 🇫🇷 1.2×
Towed artillery 74 108 🇮🇹 1.5×
Rocket artillery 9 21 🇮🇹 2.3×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇫🇷 FranceLeclerc ×222VBCI ×627CAESAR ×74
🇮🇹 ItalyAriete 1 ×110PzH 2000 ×64Iveco Freccia ×381
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, France or Italy?
France has a larger ground force with 6,633 vehicles compared to Italy's 3,599 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, France or Italy?
France operates more main battle tanks with 222 compared to Italy's 113.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, France or Italy?
France has 627 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Italy's 203.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, France or Italy?
France operates 2,599 APCs compared to Italy's 698.
Which country has more artillery systems, France or Italy?
Italy fields 193 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to France's 157.
How do the France and Italy armies compare in size?
France's army is 1.8 times larger than Italy's in terms of total vehicles (6,633 vs 3,599).