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

Italy operates 3,599 active military vehicles vs 3,265 for Romania. Additionally, Italy has 0 and Romania has 132 vehicles in storage.

ARMS (Armour and Manpower Rating of Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →
Flag of Italy ItalyWorld #30 26.4
ARMS Index / 100

Italy leads on 4 of 8 categories

Flag of Romania RomaniaWorld #38 22.8
  • 113 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 319+9 stored
  • 21 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 243
  • 64 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 0+48 stored
  • 584 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 351
  • 108 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 720+75 stored
  • 317 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 956
  • 436 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 0
  • 1,956 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 676
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 3,265 🇮🇹 1.1×
In storage 0 132 🇷🇴
On order 373 1,169 🇷🇴 3.1×
Main battle tanks 113 319 🇷🇴 2.8×
Artillery pieces 193 963 🇷🇴 5.0×
Armoured fighting vehicles 3,293 1,983 🇮🇹 1.7×
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 584 351 🇮🇹 1.7×
Armoured personnel carriers 317 956 🇷🇴 3.0×
Self-propelled artillery 64 0 🇮🇹
Towed artillery 108 720 🇷🇴 6.7×
Rocket artillery 21 243 🇷🇴 12×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇮🇹 ItalyAriete 1 ×110Iveco Freccia ×381PzH 2000 ×64
🇷🇴 RomaniaT-54 / T-55 / TM-800 ×319BMP-1 ×124BTR-60 ×211
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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 3,265 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?
Italy has 584 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Romania's 351.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Italy or Romania?
Romania operates 956 APCs compared to Italy's 317.
Which country has more artillery systems, Italy or Romania?
Romania fields 963 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Italy's 193.