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Army comparison: Flag of Iraq Iraq vs Flag of Thailand Thailand

Iraq's army fields 7,397 active vehicles — 2.3:1 Thailand's 3,175. Additionally, Iraq has 0 and Thailand has 50 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Iraq IraqWorld #17 33.7
ARMS Index / 100

Iraq leads on 6 of 8 categories

Flag of Thailand ThailandWorld #28 27.1
  • 1,188 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 394
  • 572 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 15
  • 434 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 56
  • 1,470 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 496
  • 610 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 595
  • 1,166 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 1,050
  • 453 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 234+50 stored
  • 1,504 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 335
Iraq Thailand 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 Thailand Ratio
Total vehicles 7,397 3,175 🇮🇶 2.3×
In storage 0 50 🇹🇭
On order 115 2 🇮🇶 58×
Main battle tanks 1,188 394 🇮🇶 3.0×
Artillery pieces 1,616 666 🇮🇶 2.4×
Armoured fighting vehicles 4,593 2,115 🇮🇶 2.2×
Active military personnel (all branches) 193,000 360,850 🇹🇭 1.9×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 0 200,000 🇹🇭
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Infantry fighting vehicles 1,470 496 🇮🇶 3.0×
Armoured personnel carriers 1,166 1,050 🇮🇶 1.1×
Self-propelled artillery 434 56 🇮🇶 7.8×
Towed artillery 610 595 🇮🇶 ≈
Rocket artillery 572 15 🇮🇶 38×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇮🇶 IraqM1 Abrams ×487BMP-1 ×600M109 Paladin ×220
🇹🇭 ThailandM60A3 TTS Patton ×178IAV Stryker ×147ATMOS 2000 ×30
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Iraq or Thailand?
Iraq has a larger ground force with 7,397 vehicles compared to Thailand's 3,175 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Iraq or Thailand?
Iraq operates more main battle tanks with 1,188 compared to Thailand's 394.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Iraq or Thailand?
Iraq has 1,470 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Thailand's 496.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Iraq or Thailand?
Iraq operates 1,166 APCs compared to Thailand's 1,050.
Which country has more artillery systems, Iraq or Thailand?
Iraq fields 1,616 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Thailand's 666.
How do the Iraq and Thailand armies compare in size?
Iraq's army is 2.3 times larger than Thailand's in terms of total vehicles (7,397 vs 3,175).