Army comparison: United Kingdom vs Ukraine

Ukraine's army fields 18,942 active vehicles — 4.7:1 United Kingdom's 4,013.

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

United KingdomWorld #25 29.6

ARMS Index / 100

Ukraine leads on 8 of 8 categories

UkraineWorld #6 48.4

285 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 1,123
26 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 252
14 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 1,264
711 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 2,189
126 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 744
823 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 2,436
0 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 236
2,028 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	4,013	18,942	🇺🇦 4.7×
On order	1,182	229	🇬🇧 5.2×
Main battle tanks	285	1,123	🇺🇦 3.9×
Artillery pieces	166	2,260	🇺🇦 14×
Armoured fighting vehicles	3,562	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	711	2,189	🇺🇦 3.1×
Armoured personnel carriers	823	2,436	🇺🇦 3.0×
Self-propelled artillery	14	1,264	🇺🇦 90×
Towed artillery	126	744	🇺🇦 5.9×
Rocket artillery	26	252	🇺🇦 9.7×