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Army comparison: Flag of India India vs Flag of South Korea South Korea

India operates 15,413 active military vehicles vs 13,232 for South Korea. Additionally, India has 0 and South Korea has 3,400 vehicles in storage.

Ground forces pillar (ARMS Index) face-off All armies →
Flag of India IndiaGround pillar #4 79.5
Ground pillar / 100

India leads on 4 of 7 categories

Flag of South Korea South KoreaGround pillar #5 77.4
  • 3,854 Main battle tanksweight ×10 1,814
  • 318 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 465
  • 100 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 2,480
  • 2,415 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 536
  • 4,400 Towed artilleryweight ×3 2,800+3,000 stored
  • 4,326 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 3,127+400 stored
  • 0 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 2,010
India South Korea 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 South Korea Ratio
Total vehicles 15,413 13,232 🇮🇳 1.2×
In storage 0 3,400 🇰🇷
On order 854 720 🇮🇳 1.2×
Main battle tanks 3,854 1,814 🇮🇳 2.1×
Artillery pieces 4,818 5,745 🇰🇷 1.2×
Armoured fighting vehicles 6,741 5,673 🇮🇳 1.2×
Active military personnel (all branches) 1,475,750 500,000 🇮🇳 3.0×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 1,155,000 3,100,000 🇰🇷 2.7×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 2,415 536 🇮🇳 4.5×
Armoured personnel carriers 4,326 3,127 🇮🇳 1.4×
Self-propelled artillery 100 2,480 🇰🇷 25×
Towed artillery 4,400 2,800 🇮🇳 1.6×
Rocket artillery 318 465 🇰🇷 1.5×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇮🇳 IndiaT-72 ×2,418BMP-2 ×2,400K9 Thunder ×100
🇰🇷 South KoreaK1A1 Rokit ×1,511K21 ×466K9 Thunder ×1,240
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, India or South Korea?
India has a larger ground force with 15,413 vehicles compared to South Korea's 13,232 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, India or South Korea?
India operates more main battle tanks with 3,854 compared to South Korea's 1,814.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, India or South Korea?
India has 2,415 infantry fighting vehicles compared to South Korea's 536.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, India or South Korea?
India operates 4,326 APCs compared to South Korea's 3,127.
Which country has more artillery systems, India or South Korea?
South Korea fields 5,745 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to India's 4,818.