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Army comparison: Flag of Israel Israel vs Flag of Taiwan Taiwan

Taiwan's army fields 5,502 active vehicles — 3.5:1 Israel's 1,570. Additionally, Israel has 5,918 and Taiwan has 0 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Israel IsraelGround pillar #33 61.0
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Taiwan leads on 6 of 7 categories

Flag of Taiwan TaiwanGround pillar #22 66.9
  • 400+900 stored Main battle tanksweight ×10 990
  • 30+18 stored Rocket artilleryweight ×8 54
  • 250 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 295
  • 0 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 683
  • 0 Towed artilleryweight ×3 1,390
  • 890+5,000 stored Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 2,040
  • 0 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 50
Israel Taiwan 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 Taiwan Ratio
Total vehicles 1,570 5,502 🇹🇼 3.5×
In storage 5,918 0 🇮🇱
On order 0 188 🇹🇼
Main battle tanks 400 990 🇹🇼 2.5×
Artillery pieces 280 1,739 🇹🇼 6.2×
Armoured fighting vehicles 890 2,773 🇹🇼 3.1×
Active military personnel (all branches) 169,500 169,000 🇮🇱 ≈
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 465,000 1,657,000 🇹🇼 3.6×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 0 683 🇹🇼
Armoured personnel carriers 890 2,040 🇹🇼 2.3×
Self-propelled artillery 250 295 🇹🇼 1.2×
Towed artillery 0 1,390 🇹🇼
Rocket artillery 30 54 🇹🇼 1.8×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇮🇱 IsraelMerkava 4 ×400M109 Paladin ×250M113 ×500
🇹🇼 TaiwanM60A3 TTS Patton ×460M109 Paladin ×225M113 ×650
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Israel or Taiwan?
Taiwan has a larger ground force with 5,502 vehicles compared to Israel's 1,570 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Israel or Taiwan?
Taiwan operates more main battle tanks with 990 compared to Israel's 400.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Israel or Taiwan?
Taiwan has 683 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Israel's 0.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Israel or Taiwan?
Taiwan operates 2,040 APCs compared to Israel's 890.
Which country has more artillery systems, Israel or Taiwan?
Taiwan fields 1,739 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Israel's 280.
How do the Israel and Taiwan armies compare in size?
Taiwan's army is 3.5 times larger than Israel's in terms of total vehicles (5,502 vs 1,570).