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Army comparison: Flag of Japan Japan vs Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Japan operates 4,516 active military vehicles vs 5,608 for Saudi Arabia. Additionally, Japan has 0 and Saudi Arabia has 140 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Japan JapanGround pillar #30 62.4
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Saudi Arabia leads on 5 of 7 categories

Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi ArabiaGround pillar #21 66.9
  • 479 Main battle tanksweight ×10 945+140 stored
  • 99 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 257
  • 193 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 320
  • 181 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 380
  • 480 Towed artilleryweight ×3 416
  • 2,829 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 1,190
  • 255 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 2,100
Japan Saudi Arabia 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
Japan Saudi Arabia Ratio
Total vehicles 4,516 5,608 🇸🇦 1.2×
In storage 0 140 🇸🇦
On order 148 177 🇸🇦 1.2×
Main battle tanks 479 945 🇸🇦 2.0×
Artillery pieces 772 993 🇸🇦 1.3×
Armoured fighting vehicles 3,265 3,670 🇸🇦 1.1×
Active military personnel (all branches) 247,000 257,000 🇸🇦 ≈
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 55,900 0 🇯🇵
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Infantry fighting vehicles 181 380 🇸🇦 2.1×
Armoured personnel carriers 2,829 1,190 🇯🇵 2.4×
Self-propelled artillery 193 320 🇸🇦 1.7×
Towed artillery 480 416 🇯🇵 1.2×
Rocket artillery 99 257 🇸🇦 2.6×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇯🇵 JapanMitsubishi Type 90 ×340Komatsu LAV ×1,818M270 MLRS ×99
🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaM1 Abrams ×575M2 Bradley ×380CAESAR ×156
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia has a larger ground force with 5,608 vehicles compared to Japan's 4,516 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia operates more main battle tanks with 945 compared to Japan's 479.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia has 380 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Japan's 181.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
Japan operates 2,829 APCs compared to Saudi Arabia's 1,190.
Which country has more artillery systems, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia fields 993 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Japan's 772.