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Army comparison: Flag of Japan Japan vs Flag of Russia Russia

Russia's army fields 16,935 active vehicles — 3.8:1 Japan's 4,516. Additionally, Japan has 0 and Russia has 8,360 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Japan JapanWorld #24 30.2
ARMS Index / 100

Russia leads on 7 of 8 categories

Flag of Russia RussiaWorld #3 63.9
  • 479 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 3,460
  • 99 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 1,199+1,250 stored
  • 193 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 1,742+2,060 stored
  • 181 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 1,950
  • 480 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 670+3,950 stored
  • 1,003 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 4,869+1,000 stored
  • 255 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 808+100 stored
  • 1,826 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 2,237
Japan Russia 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
Japan Russia Ratio
Total vehicles 4,516 16,935 🇷🇺 3.8×
In storage 0 8,360 🇷🇺
On order 148 50 🇯🇵 3.0×
Main battle tanks 479 3,460 🇷🇺 7.2×
Artillery pieces 772 3,611 🇷🇺 4.7×
Armoured fighting vehicles 3,265 9,864 🇷🇺 3.0×
Active military personnel (all branches) 247,000 1,100,000 🇷🇺 4.5×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 55,900 1,500,000 🇷🇺 27×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 181 1,950 🇷🇺 11×
Armoured personnel carriers 1,003 4,869 🇷🇺 4.9×
Self-propelled artillery 193 1,742 🇷🇺 9.0×
Towed artillery 480 670 🇷🇺 1.4×
Rocket artillery 99 1,199 🇷🇺 12×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇯🇵 JapanMitsubishi Type 90 ×340AAV-7A1 ×52M270 MLRS ×99
🇷🇺 RussiaT-72 ×1,470BMP-1 ×7502S3 Akatsiya ×600
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Japan or Russia?
Russia has a larger ground force with 16,935 vehicles compared to Japan's 4,516 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Japan or Russia?
Russia operates more main battle tanks with 3,460 compared to Japan's 479.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Japan or Russia?
Russia has 1,950 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Japan's 181.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Japan or Russia?
Russia operates 4,869 APCs compared to Japan's 1,003.
Which country has more artillery systems, Japan or Russia?
Russia fields 3,611 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Japan's 772.
How do the Japan and Russia armies compare in size?
Russia's army is 3.8 times larger than Japan's in terms of total vehicles (16,935 vs 4,516).