Army comparison: Croatia vs Portugal

Croatia operates 662 active military vehicles vs 638 for Portugal. Additionally, Croatia has 31 and Portugal has 5 vehicles in storage.

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

CroatiaWorld #81 12.8

ARMS Index / 100

Croatia leads on 4 of 8 categories

PortugalWorld #82 12.6

47 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 34
42 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 0
21+4 stored Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 18+5 stored
140+27 stored Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 30
12 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 33
110 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 288
0 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 57
290 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 178

Croatia Portugal 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

	Croatia	Portugal	Ratio
Total vehicles	662	638	🇭🇷 ≈
In storage	31	5	🇭🇷 6.2×
On order	133	36	🇭🇷 3.7×
Main battle tanks	47	34	🇭🇷 1.4×
Artillery pieces	75	51	🇭🇷 1.5×
Armoured fighting vehicles	540	553	🇵🇹 ≈
Active military personnel (all branches)	15,200	27,250	🇵🇹 1.8×
Reserve military personnel (all branches)	20,100	23,500	🇵🇹 1.2×

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Infantry fighting vehicles	140	30	🇭🇷 4.7×
Armoured personnel carriers	110	288	🇵🇹 2.6×
Self-propelled artillery	21	18	🇭🇷 1.2×
Towed artillery	12	33	🇵🇹 2.8×
Rocket artillery	42	0	🇭🇷