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Army comparison: Flag of India India vs Flag of Israel Israel

India's army fields 15,413 active vehicles — 9.8:1 Israel's 1,570. Additionally, India has 0 and Israel has 5,918 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of India IndiaGround pillar #4 79.5
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India leads on 5 of 6 categories

Flag of Israel IsraelGround pillar #33 61.0
  • 3,854 Main battle tanksweight ×10 400+900 stored
  • 318 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 30+18 stored
  • 100 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 250
  • 2,415 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 0
  • 4,400 Towed artilleryweight ×3 0
  • 4,326 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 890+5,000 stored
India Israel 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
India Israel Ratio
Total vehicles 15,413 1,570 🇮🇳 9.8×
In storage 0 5,918 🇮🇱
On order 854 0 🇮🇳
Main battle tanks 3,854 400 🇮🇳 9.6×
Artillery pieces 4,818 280 🇮🇳 17×
Armoured fighting vehicles 6,741 890 🇮🇳 7.6×
Active military personnel (all branches) 1,475,750 169,500 🇮🇳 8.7×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 1,155,000 465,000 🇮🇳 2.5×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 2,415 0 🇮🇳
Armoured personnel carriers 4,326 890 🇮🇳 4.9×
Self-propelled artillery 100 250 🇮🇱 2.5×
Towed artillery 4,400 0 🇮🇳
Rocket artillery 318 30 🇮🇳 11×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇮🇳 IndiaT-72 ×2,418BMP-2 ×2,400K9 Thunder ×100
🇮🇱 IsraelMerkava 4 ×400M109 Paladin ×250M113 ×500
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, India or Israel?
India has a larger ground force with 15,413 vehicles compared to Israel's 1,570 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, India or Israel?
India operates more main battle tanks with 3,854 compared to Israel's 400.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, India or Israel?
India has 2,415 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Israel's 0.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, India or Israel?
India operates 4,326 APCs compared to Israel's 890.
Which country has more artillery systems, India or Israel?
India fields 4,818 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Israel's 280.
How do the India and Israel armies compare in size?
India's army is 9.8 times larger than Israel's in terms of total vehicles (15,413 vs 1,570).