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Army comparison: Flag of South Korea South Korea vs Flag of Taiwan Taiwan

South Korea's army fields 13,232 active vehicles — 2.4:1 Taiwan's 5,502. Additionally, South Korea has 3,400 and Taiwan has 0 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 Taiwan TaiwanWorld #20 31.2
  • 1,814 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 990
  • 465 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 54
  • 2,480 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 295
  • 536 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 683
  • 2,800+3,000 stored Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 1,390
  • 3,127+400 stored Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 2,040
  • 10 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 50
  • 2,000 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 0
South Korea Taiwan 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 Taiwan Ratio
Total vehicles 13,232 5,502 🇰🇷 2.4×
In storage 3,400 0 🇰🇷
On order 720 188 🇰🇷 3.8×
Main battle tanks 1,814 990 🇰🇷 1.8×
Artillery pieces 5,745 1,739 🇰🇷 3.3×
Armoured fighting vehicles 5,673 2,773 🇰🇷 2.0×
Active military personnel (all branches) 500,000 169,000 🇰🇷 3.0×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 3,100,000 1,657,000 🇰🇷 1.9×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 536 683 🇹🇼 1.3×
Armoured personnel carriers 3,127 2,040 🇰🇷 1.5×
Self-propelled artillery 2,480 295 🇰🇷 8.4×
Towed artillery 2,800 1,390 🇰🇷 2.0×
Rocket artillery 465 54 🇰🇷 8.6×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇰🇷 South KoreaK1A1 Rokit ×1,511K21 ×466K9 Thunder ×1,240
🇹🇼 TaiwanM60A3 TTS Patton ×460M109 Paladin ×225M113 ×1,650
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, South Korea or Taiwan?
South Korea has a larger ground force with 13,232 vehicles compared to Taiwan's 5,502 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, South Korea or Taiwan?
South Korea operates more main battle tanks with 1,814 compared to Taiwan's 990.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, South Korea or Taiwan?
Taiwan has 683 infantry fighting vehicles compared to South Korea's 536.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, South Korea or Taiwan?
South Korea operates 3,127 APCs compared to Taiwan's 2,040.
Which country has more artillery systems, South Korea or Taiwan?
South Korea fields 5,745 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Taiwan's 1,739.
How do the South Korea and Taiwan armies compare in size?
South Korea's army is 2.4 times larger than Taiwan's in terms of total vehicles (13,232 vs 5,502).