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Army comparison: Flag of Egypt Egypt vs Flag of Israel Israel

Egypt's army fields 9,808 active vehicles — 6.2:1 Israel's 1,570. Additionally, Egypt has 122 and Israel has 5,918 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Egypt EgyptGround pillar #9 73.2
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Egypt leads on 7 of 7 categories

Flag of Israel IsraelGround pillar #33 61.0
  • 2,000 Main battle tanksweight ×10 400+900 stored
  • 340 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 30+18 stored
  • 513 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 250
  • 690 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 0
  • 436+122 stored Towed artilleryweight ×3 0
  • 5,417 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 890+5,000 stored
  • 412 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 0
Egypt Israel 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
Egypt Israel Ratio
Total vehicles 9,808 1,570 🇪🇬 6.2×
In storage 122 5,918 🇮🇱 49×
On order 216 0 🇪🇬
Main battle tanks 2,000 400 🇪🇬 5.0×
Artillery pieces 1,289 280 🇪🇬 4.6×
Armoured fighting vehicles 6,519 890 🇪🇬 7.3×
Active military personnel (all branches) 438,500 169,500 🇪🇬 2.6×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 479,000 465,000 🇪🇬 ≈
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Infantry fighting vehicles 690 0 🇪🇬
Armoured personnel carriers 5,417 890 🇪🇬 6.1×
Self-propelled artillery 513 250 🇪🇬 2.1×
Towed artillery 436 0 🇪🇬
Rocket artillery 340 30 🇪🇬 11×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇪🇬 EgyptM1 Abrams ×1,300YPR-765 ×390M109 Paladin ×325
🇮🇱 IsraelMerkava 4 ×400M109 Paladin ×250M113 ×500
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Egypt or Israel?
Egypt has a larger ground force with 9,808 vehicles compared to Israel's 1,570 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Egypt or Israel?
Egypt operates more main battle tanks with 2,000 compared to Israel's 400.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Egypt or Israel?
Egypt has 690 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Israel's 0.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Egypt or Israel?
Egypt operates 5,417 APCs compared to Israel's 890.
Which country has more artillery systems, Egypt or Israel?
Egypt fields 1,289 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Israel's 280.
How do the Egypt and Israel armies compare in size?
Egypt's army is 6.2 times larger than Israel's in terms of total vehicles (9,808 vs 1,570).