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Army comparison: Flag of Italy Italy vs Flag of Romania Romania

Italy operates 3,599 active military vehicles vs 2,857 for Romania.

ARMS (Armour and Manpower Rating of Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →
Flag of Italy ItalyWorld #32 25.0
ARMS Index / 100

Italy leads overall, ahead on 3 of 8 categories

Flag of Romania RomaniaWorld #39 21.8
  • 113 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 319
  • 21 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 243
  • 64 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 0
  • 203 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 351
  • 108 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 522
  • 698 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 811
  • 436 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 0
  • 1,956 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 611
Italy Romania Bars: weighted contribution to the ARMS Index (vehicles × category weight × era, active + 0.3 × stored; manpower and the rotary, armament and availability multipliers apply on top) · figures: active vehicles at each side's latest inventory year · Methodology
Key figures as of 2026
Italy Romania Ratio
Total vehicles 3,599 2,857 🇮🇹 1.3×
On order 1,604 1,124 🇮🇹 1.4×
Main battle tanks 113 319 🇷🇴 2.8×
Artillery pieces 193 765 🇷🇴 4.0×
Armoured fighting vehicles 3,293 1,773 🇮🇹 1.9×
Active military personnel (all branches) 165,500 69,300 🇮🇹 2.4×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 14,500 55,000 🇷🇴 3.8×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 203 351 🇷🇴 1.7×
Armoured personnel carriers 698 811 🇷🇴 1.2×
Self-propelled artillery 64 0 🇮🇹
Towed artillery 108 522 🇷🇴 4.8×
Rocket artillery 21 243 🇷🇴 12×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇮🇹 ItalyAriete 1 ×110PzH 2000 ×64Iveco Freccia ×381
🇷🇴 RomaniaT-54 / T-55 / TM-800 ×319BMP-1 ×124M142 HIMARS ×54
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Italy or Romania?
Italy has a larger ground force with 3,599 vehicles compared to Romania's 2,857 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Italy or Romania?
Romania operates more main battle tanks with 319 compared to Italy's 113.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Italy or Romania?
Romania has 351 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Italy's 203.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Italy or Romania?
Romania operates 811 APCs compared to Italy's 698.
Which country has more artillery systems, Italy or Romania?
Romania fields 765 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Italy's 193.