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Army comparison: Flag of Italy Italy vs Flag of Poland Poland

Italy operates 3,599 active military vehicles vs 3,427 for Poland.

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Flag of Italy ItalyGround pillar #44 57.1
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Poland leads on 4 of 7 categories

Flag of Poland PolandGround pillar #25 65.4
  • 113 Main battle tanksweight ×10 827
  • 21 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 269
  • 64 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 583
  • 203 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 1,331
  • 108 Towed artilleryweight ×3 0
  • 698 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 417
  • 2,392 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 0
Italy Poland 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
Italy Poland Ratio
Total vehicles 3,599 3,427 🇮🇹 1.1×
On order 1,604 1,979 🇵🇱 1.2×
Main battle tanks 113 827 🇵🇱 7.3×
Artillery pieces 193 852 🇵🇱 4.4×
Armoured fighting vehicles 3,293 1,748 🇮🇹 1.9×
Active military personnel (all branches) 165,500 114,050 🇮🇹 1.5×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 14,500 50,000 🇵🇱 3.4×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 203 1,331 🇵🇱 6.6×
Armoured personnel carriers 698 417 🇮🇹 1.7×
Self-propelled artillery 64 583 🇵🇱 9.1×
Towed artillery 108 0 🇮🇹
Rocket artillery 21 269 🇵🇱 13×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇮🇹 ItalyAriete 1 ×110PzH 2000 ×64Iveco Freccia ×381
🇵🇱 PolandM1 Abrams ×262BMP-1 ×916K9 Thunder ×218
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Italy or Poland?
Italy has a larger ground force with 3,599 vehicles compared to Poland's 3,427 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Italy or Poland?
Poland operates more main battle tanks with 827 compared to Italy's 113.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Italy or Poland?
Poland has 1,331 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Italy's 203.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Italy or Poland?
Italy operates 698 APCs compared to Poland's 417.
Which country has more artillery systems, Italy or Poland?
Poland fields 852 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Italy's 193.