Army comparison: United Kingdom vs Ukraine

Ukraine's army fields 18,951 active vehicles — 4.7:1 United Kingdom's 4,028.

ARMS (Armour and Manpower Rating of Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →

United KingdomWorld #26 29.0

ARMS Index / 100

Ukraine leads on 8 of 8 categories

UkraineWorld #6 46.9

288 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 1,123
43 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 261
14 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 1,264
746 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 2,189
126 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 744
838 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 2,436
0 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 236
1,973 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 10,698

United Kingdom Ukraine 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

	United Kingdom	Ukraine	Ratio
Total vehicles	4,028	18,951	🇺🇦 4.7×
On order	1,408	229	🇬🇧 6.1×
Main battle tanks	288	1,123	🇺🇦 3.9×
Artillery pieces	183	2,269	🇺🇦 12×
Armoured fighting vehicles	3,557	15,559	🇺🇦 4.4×
Active military personnel (all branches)	144,400	1,000,000	🇺🇦 6.9×
Reserve military personnel (all branches)	70,650	900,000	🇺🇦 13×

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Infantry fighting vehicles	746	2,189	🇺🇦 2.9×
Armoured personnel carriers	838	2,436	🇺🇦 2.9×
Self-propelled artillery	14	1,264	🇺🇦 90×
Towed artillery	126	744	🇺🇦 5.9×
Rocket artillery	43	261	🇺🇦 6.1×