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

Indonesia operates 1,663 active military vehicles vs 2,840 for Thailand. Additionally, Indonesia has 0 and Thailand has 50 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Indonesia IndonesiaGround pillar #57 51.8
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Thailand leads on 4 of 7 categories

Flag of Thailand ThailandGround pillar #39 58.9
  • 103 Main battle tanksweight ×10 394
  • 63 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 15
  • 91 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 56
  • 76 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 496
  • 234 Towed artilleryweight ×3 595
  • 710 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 1,050
  • 386 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 234+50 stored
Indonesia Thailand 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
Indonesia Thailand Ratio
Total vehicles 1,663 2,840 🇹🇭 1.7×
In storage 0 50 🇹🇭
On order 0 202 🇹🇭
Main battle tanks 103 394 🇹🇭 3.8×
Artillery pieces 388 666 🇹🇭 1.7×
Armoured fighting vehicles 1,172 1,780 🇹🇭 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 710 1,050 🇹🇭 1.5×
Self-propelled artillery 91 56 🇮🇩 1.6×
Towed artillery 234 595 🇹🇭 2.5×
Rocket artillery 63 15 🇮🇩 4.2×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇮🇩 IndonesiaLeopard 2 ×103Marder ×50CAESAR ×55
🇹🇭 ThailandM60A3 TTS Patton ×125IAV 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 2,840 vehicles compared to Indonesia's 1,663 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Indonesia or Thailand?
Thailand operates more main battle tanks with 394 compared to Indonesia's 103.
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 710.
Which country has more artillery systems, Indonesia or Thailand?
Thailand fields 666 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Indonesia's 388.
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 (2,840 vs 1,663).