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Army comparison: Flag of South Korea South Korea vs Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

South Korea's army fields 13,232 active vehicles — 2.4:1 Saudi Arabia's 5,608. Additionally, South Korea has 3,400 and Saudi Arabia has 140 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of South Korea South KoreaWorld #5 58.9
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South Korea leads on 7 of 8 categories

Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi ArabiaWorld #12 36.0
  • 1,814 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 945+140 stored
  • 465 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 257
  • 2,480 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 320
  • 536 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 380
  • 2,800+3,000 stored Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 416
  • 3,127+400 stored Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 1,190
  • 10 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 300
  • 2,000 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 1,800
South Korea Saudi Arabia 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
South Korea Saudi Arabia Ratio
Total vehicles 13,232 5,608 🇰🇷 2.4×
In storage 3,400 140 🇰🇷 24×
On order 720 177 🇰🇷 4.1×
Main battle tanks 1,814 945 🇰🇷 1.9×
Artillery pieces 5,745 993 🇰🇷 5.8×
Armoured fighting vehicles 5,673 3,670 🇰🇷 1.5×
Active military personnel (all branches) 500,000 257,000 🇰🇷 1.9×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 3,100,000 0 🇰🇷
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Infantry fighting vehicles 536 380 🇰🇷 1.4×
Armoured personnel carriers 3,127 1,190 🇰🇷 2.6×
Self-propelled artillery 2,480 320 🇰🇷 7.8×
Towed artillery 2,800 416 🇰🇷 6.7×
Rocket artillery 465 257 🇰🇷 1.8×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇰🇷 South KoreaK1A1 Rokit ×1,511K21 ×466K9 Thunder ×1,240
🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaM1 Abrams ×575M2 Bradley ×380CAESAR ×156
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, South Korea or Saudi Arabia?
South Korea has a larger ground force with 13,232 vehicles compared to Saudi Arabia's 5,608 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, South Korea or Saudi Arabia?
South Korea operates more main battle tanks with 1,814 compared to Saudi Arabia's 945.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, South Korea or Saudi Arabia?
South Korea has 536 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Saudi Arabia's 380.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, South Korea or Saudi Arabia?
South Korea operates 3,127 APCs compared to Saudi Arabia's 1,190.
Which country has more artillery systems, South Korea or Saudi Arabia?
South Korea fields 5,745 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Saudi Arabia's 993.
How do the South Korea and Saudi Arabia armies compare in size?
South Korea's army is 2.4 times larger than Saudi Arabia's in terms of total vehicles (13,232 vs 5,608).