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Army comparison: Flag of India India vs Flag of Taiwan Taiwan

India's army fields 15,413 active vehicles — 2.8:1 Taiwan's 5,502.

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Flag of India IndiaGround pillar #4 79.5
Ground pillar / 100

India leads on 5 of 7 categories

Flag of Taiwan TaiwanGround pillar #22 66.9
  • 3,854 Main battle tanksweight ×10 990
  • 318 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 54
  • 100 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 295
  • 2,415 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 683
  • 4,400 Towed artilleryweight ×3 1,390
  • 4,326 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 2,040
  • 0 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 50
India Taiwan 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 Taiwan Ratio
Total vehicles 15,413 5,502 🇮🇳 2.8×
On order 854 188 🇮🇳 4.5×
Main battle tanks 3,854 990 🇮🇳 3.9×
Artillery pieces 4,818 1,739 🇮🇳 2.8×
Armoured fighting vehicles 6,741 2,773 🇮🇳 2.4×
Active military personnel (all branches) 1,475,750 169,000 🇮🇳 8.7×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 1,155,000 1,657,000 🇹🇼 1.4×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 2,415 683 🇮🇳 3.5×
Armoured personnel carriers 4,326 2,040 🇮🇳 2.1×
Self-propelled artillery 100 295 🇹🇼 3.0×
Towed artillery 4,400 1,390 🇮🇳 3.2×
Rocket artillery 318 54 🇮🇳 5.9×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇮🇳 IndiaT-72 ×2,418BMP-2 ×2,400K9 Thunder ×100
🇹🇼 TaiwanM60A3 TTS Patton ×460M109 Paladin ×225M113 ×650
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, India or Taiwan?
India has a larger ground force with 15,413 vehicles compared to Taiwan's 5,502 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, India or Taiwan?
India operates more main battle tanks with 3,854 compared to Taiwan's 990.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, India or Taiwan?
India has 2,415 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Taiwan's 683.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, India or Taiwan?
India operates 4,326 APCs compared to Taiwan's 2,040.
Which country has more artillery systems, India or Taiwan?
India fields 4,818 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Taiwan's 1,739.
How do the India and Taiwan armies compare in size?
India's army is 2.8 times larger than Taiwan's in terms of total vehicles (15,413 vs 5,502).