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

India's army fields 15,451 active vehicles — 2.8:1 Israel's 5,540. Additionally, India has 0 and Israel has 5,741 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of India IndiaWorld #5 60.7
ARMS Index / 100

India leads on 5 of 7 categories

Flag of Israel IsraelWorld #16 33.8
  • 3,854 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 900+400 stored
  • 320 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 30+68 stored
  • 100 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 250+102 stored
  • 2,415 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 0
  • 4,436 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 0+171 stored
  • 86 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 890+5,000 stored
  • 4,240 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 3,470
India Israel 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
India Israel Ratio
Total vehicles 15,451 5,540 🇮🇳 2.8×
In storage 0 5,741 🇮🇱
On order 1,284 0 🇮🇳
Main battle tanks 3,854 900 🇮🇳 4.3×
Artillery pieces 4,856 280 🇮🇳 17×
Armoured fighting vehicles 6,741 4,360 🇮🇳 1.5×
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 86 890 🇮🇱 10×
Self-propelled artillery 100 250 🇮🇱 2.5×
Towed artillery 4,436 0 🇮🇳
Rocket artillery 320 30 🇮🇳 11×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇮🇳 IndiaT-72 ×2,418BMP-2 ×2,400K9 Thunder ×100
🇮🇱 IsraelMerkava 3 ×500M109 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 15,451 vehicles compared to Israel's 5,540 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, India or Israel?
India operates more main battle tanks with 3,854 compared to Israel's 900.
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?
Israel operates 890 APCs compared to India's 86.
Which country has more artillery systems, India or Israel?
India fields 4,856 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 2.8 times larger than Israel's in terms of total vehicles (15,451 vs 5,540).