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Army comparison: Flag of Croatia Croatia vs Flag of Portugal Portugal

Croatia operates 678 active military vehicles vs 626 for Portugal. Additionally, Croatia has 31 and Portugal has 5 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Croatia CroatiaGround pillar #83 44.7
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Croatia leads on 5 of 7 categories

Flag of Portugal PortugalGround pillar #93 41.4
  • 55 Main battle tanksweight ×10 34
  • 42 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 0
  • 21+4 stored Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 18+5 stored
  • 140+27 stored Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 30
  • 12 Towed artilleryweight ×3 45
  • 110 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 258
  • 298 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 241
Croatia Portugal Bars: weighted contribution to the ARMS ground pillar (vehicles × category weight, active + 0.3 × stored) · figures: active vehicles at each side's latest inventory year · Methodology
Key figures as of 2026
Croatia Portugal Ratio
Total vehicles 678 626 🇭🇷 1.1×
In storage 31 5 🇭🇷 6.2×
Main battle tanks 55 34 🇭🇷 1.6×
Artillery pieces 75 63 🇭🇷 1.2×
Armoured fighting vehicles 548 529 🇭🇷 ≈
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 110 258 🇵🇹 2.3×
Self-propelled artillery 21 18 🇭🇷 1.2×
Towed artillery 12 45 🇵🇹 3.8×
Rocket artillery 42 0 🇭🇷
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇭🇷 CroatiaM-84 ×45M2 Bradley ×62PzH 2000 ×12
🇵🇹 PortugalLeopard 2 ×34M109 Paladin ×18M113 ×145
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Croatia or Portugal?
Croatia has a larger ground force with 678 vehicles compared to Portugal's 626 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Croatia or Portugal?
Croatia operates more main battle tanks with 55 compared to Portugal's 34.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Croatia or Portugal?
Croatia has 140 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Portugal's 30.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Croatia or Portugal?
Portugal operates 258 APCs compared to Croatia's 110.
Which country has more artillery systems, Croatia or Portugal?
Croatia fields 75 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Portugal's 63.