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Army comparison: Flag of Israel Israel vs Flag of Japan Japan

Japan's army fields 4,516 active vehicles — 2.9:1 Israel's 1,570. Additionally, Israel has 5,918 and Japan has 0 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Israel IsraelGround pillar #33 61.0
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Japan leads on 5 of 7 categories

Flag of Japan JapanGround pillar #30 62.4
  • 400+900 stored Main battle tanksweight ×10 479
  • 30+18 stored Rocket artilleryweight ×8 99
  • 250 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 193
  • 0 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 181
  • 0 Towed artilleryweight ×3 480
  • 890+5,000 stored Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 2,829
  • 0 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 255
Israel Japan 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
Israel Japan Ratio
Total vehicles 1,570 4,516 🇯🇵 2.9×
In storage 5,918 0 🇮🇱
On order 0 148 🇯🇵
Main battle tanks 400 479 🇯🇵 1.2×
Artillery pieces 280 772 🇯🇵 2.8×
Armoured fighting vehicles 890 3,265 🇯🇵 3.7×
Active military personnel (all branches) 169,500 247,000 🇯🇵 1.5×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 465,000 55,900 🇮🇱 8.3×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 0 181 🇯🇵
Armoured personnel carriers 890 2,829 🇯🇵 3.2×
Self-propelled artillery 250 193 🇮🇱 1.3×
Towed artillery 0 480 🇯🇵
Rocket artillery 30 99 🇯🇵 3.3×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇮🇱 IsraelMerkava 4 ×400M109 Paladin ×250M113 ×500
🇯🇵 JapanMitsubishi Type 90 ×340Komatsu LAV ×1,818M270 MLRS ×99
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Israel or Japan?
Japan has a larger ground force with 4,516 vehicles compared to Israel's 1,570 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Israel or Japan?
Japan operates more main battle tanks with 479 compared to Israel's 400.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Israel or Japan?
Japan has 181 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Israel's 0.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Israel or Japan?
Japan operates 2,829 APCs compared to Israel's 890.
Which country has more artillery systems, Israel or Japan?
Japan fields 772 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Israel's 280.
How do the Israel and Japan armies compare in size?
Japan's army is 2.9 times larger than Israel's in terms of total vehicles (4,516 vs 1,570).