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Army comparison: Flag of Indonesia Indonesia vs Flag of Taiwan Taiwan

Taiwan's army fields 5,502 active vehicles — 3.3:1 Indonesia's 1,663.

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Flag of Indonesia IndonesiaWorld #35 23.9
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Taiwan leads on 5 of 8 categories

Flag of Taiwan TaiwanWorld #20 31.2
  • 103 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 990
  • 63 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 54
  • 91 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 295
  • 76 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 683
  • 234 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 1,390
  • 710 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 2,040
  • 286 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 50
  • 100 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 0
Indonesia Taiwan 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 Taiwan Ratio
Total vehicles 1,663 5,502 🇹🇼 3.3×
On order 0 188 🇹🇼
Main battle tanks 103 990 🇹🇼 9.6×
Artillery pieces 388 1,739 🇹🇼 4.5×
Armoured fighting vehicles 1,172 2,773 🇹🇼 2.4×
Active military personnel (all branches) 404,500 169,000 🇮🇩 2.4×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 400,000 1,657,000 🇹🇼 4.1×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 76 683 🇹🇼 9.0×
Armoured personnel carriers 710 2,040 🇹🇼 2.9×
Self-propelled artillery 91 295 🇹🇼 3.2×
Towed artillery 234 1,390 🇹🇼 5.9×
Rocket artillery 63 54 🇮🇩 1.2×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇮🇩 IndonesiaLeopard 2 ×103Marder ×50CAESAR ×55
🇹🇼 TaiwanM60A3 TTS Patton ×460M109 Paladin ×225M113 ×1,650
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Indonesia or Taiwan?
Taiwan has a larger ground force with 5,502 vehicles compared to Indonesia's 1,663 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Indonesia or Taiwan?
Taiwan operates more main battle tanks with 990 compared to Indonesia's 103.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Indonesia or Taiwan?
Taiwan has 683 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Indonesia's 76.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Indonesia or Taiwan?
Taiwan operates 2,040 APCs compared to Indonesia's 710.
Which country has more artillery systems, Indonesia or Taiwan?
Taiwan fields 1,739 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Indonesia's 388.
How do the Indonesia and Taiwan armies compare in size?
Taiwan's army is 3.3 times larger than Indonesia's in terms of total vehicles (5,502 vs 1,663).