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Army comparison: Flag of Iraq Iraq vs Flag of Jordan Jordan

Iraq's army fields 6,505 active vehicles — 2.6:1 Jordan's 2,492. Additionally, Iraq has 0 and Jordan has 924 vehicles in storage.

ARMS (Armour and Manpower Rating of Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →
Flag of Iraq IraqWorld #16 32.9
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Iraq leads on 8 of 8 categories

Flag of Jordan JordanWorld #37 22.4
  • 1,188 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 452+924 stored
  • 572 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 48
  • 434 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 478
  • 1,470 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 646
  • 610 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 62
  • 1,154 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 639
  • 453 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 167
  • 624 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 0
Iraq Jordan 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
Iraq Jordan Ratio
Total vehicles 6,505 2,492 🇮🇶 2.6×
In storage 0 924 🇯🇴
On order 115 0 🇮🇶
Main battle tanks 1,188 452 🇮🇶 2.6×
Artillery pieces 1,616 588 🇮🇶 2.7×
Armoured fighting vehicles 3,701 1,452 🇮🇶 2.5×
Active military personnel (all branches) 193,000 100,500 🇮🇶 1.9×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 0 65,000 🇯🇴
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Infantry fighting vehicles 1,470 646 🇮🇶 2.3×
Armoured personnel carriers 1,154 639 🇮🇶 1.8×
Self-propelled artillery 434 478 🇯🇴 1.1×
Towed artillery 610 62 🇮🇶 9.8×
Rocket artillery 572 48 🇮🇶 12×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇮🇶 IraqM1 Abrams ×487BMP-1 ×600M109 Paladin ×220
🇯🇴 JordanVickers Challenger ×190YPR-765 ×441M109 Paladin ×358
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Iraq or Jordan?
Iraq has a larger ground force with 6,505 vehicles compared to Jordan's 2,492 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Iraq or Jordan?
Iraq operates more main battle tanks with 1,188 compared to Jordan's 452.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Iraq or Jordan?
Iraq has 1,470 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Jordan's 646.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Iraq or Jordan?
Iraq operates 1,154 APCs compared to Jordan's 639.
Which country has more artillery systems, Iraq or Jordan?
Iraq fields 1,616 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Jordan's 588.
How do the Iraq and Jordan armies compare in size?
Iraq's army is 2.6 times larger than Jordan's in terms of total vehicles (6,505 vs 2,492).