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Army comparison: Flag of Indonesia Indonesia vs Flag of Thailand Thailand

Indonesia operates 1,918 active military vehicles vs 3,175 for Thailand. Additionally, Indonesia has 0 and Thailand has 50 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Indonesia IndonesiaWorld #32 25.1
ARMS Index / 100

Thailand leads on 5 of 8 categories

Flag of Thailand ThailandWorld #28 27.1
  • 121 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 394
  • 63 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 15
  • 91 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 56
  • 76 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 496
  • 252 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 595
  • 825 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 1,050
  • 308 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 234+50 stored
  • 182 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 335
Indonesia Thailand 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
Indonesia Thailand Ratio
Total vehicles 1,918 3,175 🇹🇭 1.7×
In storage 0 50 🇹🇭
On order 100 2 🇮🇩 50×
Main battle tanks 121 394 🇹🇭 3.3×
Artillery pieces 406 666 🇹🇭 1.6×
Armoured fighting vehicles 1,391 2,115 🇹🇭 1.5×
Active military personnel (all branches) 404,500 360,850 🇮🇩 1.1×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 400,000 200,000 🇮🇩 2.0×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 76 496 🇹🇭 6.5×
Armoured personnel carriers 825 1,050 🇹🇭 1.3×
Self-propelled artillery 91 56 🇮🇩 1.6×
Towed artillery 252 595 🇹🇭 2.4×
Rocket artillery 63 15 🇮🇩 4.2×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇮🇩 IndonesiaLeopard 2 ×103Marder ×50CAESAR ×55
🇹🇭 ThailandM60A3 TTS Patton ×178IAV Stryker ×147ATMOS 2000 ×30
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Indonesia or Thailand?
Thailand has a larger ground force with 3,175 vehicles compared to Indonesia's 1,918 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Indonesia or Thailand?
Thailand operates more main battle tanks with 394 compared to Indonesia's 121.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Indonesia or Thailand?
Thailand has 496 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Indonesia's 76.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Indonesia or Thailand?
Thailand operates 1,050 APCs compared to Indonesia's 825.
Which country has more artillery systems, Indonesia or Thailand?
Thailand fields 666 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Indonesia's 406.
How do the Indonesia and Thailand armies compare in size?
Thailand's army is 1.7 times larger than Indonesia's in terms of total vehicles (3,175 vs 1,918).