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Army comparison: Flag of Israel Israel vs Flag of South Korea South Korea

South Korea's army fields 13,232 active vehicles — 8.4:1 Israel's 1,570. Additionally, Israel has 5,918 and South Korea has 3,400 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Israel IsraelGround pillar #33 61.0
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South Korea leads on 7 of 7 categories

Flag of South Korea South KoreaGround pillar #5 77.4
  • 400+900 stored Main battle tanksweight ×10 1,814
  • 30+18 stored Rocket artilleryweight ×8 465
  • 250 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 2,480
  • 0 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 536
  • 0 Towed artilleryweight ×3 2,800+3,000 stored
  • 890+5,000 stored Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 3,127+400 stored
  • 0 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 2,010
Israel South Korea 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 South Korea Ratio
Total vehicles 1,570 13,232 🇰🇷 8.4×
In storage 5,918 3,400 🇮🇱 1.7×
On order 0 720 🇰🇷
Main battle tanks 400 1,814 🇰🇷 4.5×
Artillery pieces 280 5,745 🇰🇷 21×
Armoured fighting vehicles 890 5,673 🇰🇷 6.4×
Active military personnel (all branches) 169,500 500,000 🇰🇷 2.9×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 465,000 3,100,000 🇰🇷 6.7×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 0 536 🇰🇷
Armoured personnel carriers 890 3,127 🇰🇷 3.5×
Self-propelled artillery 250 2,480 🇰🇷 9.9×
Towed artillery 0 2,800 🇰🇷
Rocket artillery 30 465 🇰🇷 16×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇮🇱 IsraelMerkava 4 ×400M109 Paladin ×250M113 ×500
🇰🇷 South KoreaK1A1 Rokit ×1,511K21 ×466K9 Thunder ×1,240
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Israel or South Korea?
South Korea has a larger ground force with 13,232 vehicles compared to Israel's 1,570 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Israel or South Korea?
South Korea operates more main battle tanks with 1,814 compared to Israel's 400.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Israel or South Korea?
South Korea has 536 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Israel's 0.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Israel or South Korea?
South Korea operates 3,127 APCs compared to Israel's 890.
Which country has more artillery systems, Israel or South Korea?
South Korea fields 5,745 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Israel's 280.
How do the Israel and South Korea armies compare in size?
South Korea's army is 8.4 times larger than Israel's in terms of total vehicles (13,232 vs 1,570).