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Army comparison: Flag of Spain Spain vs Flag of Morocco Morocco

Spain operates 6,152 active military vehicles vs 4,854 for Morocco. Additionally, Spain has 25 and Morocco has 225 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Spain SpainGround pillar #29 62.7
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Morocco leads on 4 of 7 categories

Flag of Morocco MoroccoGround pillar #24 66.1
  • 274+25 stored Main battle tanksweight ×10 959+225 stored
  • 0 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 143
  • 96 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 532
  • 225 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 193
  • 138 Towed artilleryweight ×3 135
  • 2,038 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 2,559
  • 3,381 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 333
Spain Morocco 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
Spain Morocco Ratio
Total vehicles 6,152 4,854 🇪🇸 1.3×
In storage 25 225 🇲🇦 9.0×
On order 348 162 🇪🇸 2.1×
Main battle tanks 274 959 🇲🇦 3.5×
Artillery pieces 234 810 🇲🇦 3.5×
Armoured fighting vehicles 5,644 3,085 🇪🇸 1.8×
Active military personnel (all branches) 120,350 195,800 🇲🇦 1.6×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 15,150 150,000 🇲🇦 9.9×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 225 193 🇪🇸 1.2×
Armoured personnel carriers 2,038 2,559 🇲🇦 1.3×
Self-propelled artillery 96 532 🇲🇦 5.5×
Towed artillery 138 135 🇪🇸 ≈
Rocket artillery 0 143 🇲🇦
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇪🇸 SpainLeopard 2 ×274ASCOD ×225M109 Paladin ×96
🇲🇦 MoroccoM60A3 TTS Patton ×535YPR-765 ×123M109 Paladin ×300

Analyst Assessment

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Verdict
Edge: Morocco

Morocco holds the overall edge in ground forces, fielding roughly 959 main battle tanks, 810 artillery pieces and a large conscript-fed manpower base against Spain's smaller but more modern and NATO-integrated army. Spain's advantages lie in fleet quality, mechanised infantry and industrial sustainment rather than mass.

Domain by domain
Armour Edge: Morocco
🇪🇸 Spain274 Leopard 2 as the single armoured backbone, uniform, modern and well supported; no legacy tank types, but only one brigade-scale mass and nothing on order to expand the fleet.
🇲🇦 Morocco959 tanks across three lines: 535 M60A3 TTS Patton, 222 M1 Abrams, 148 T-72, with 162 further Abrams on order. Older core, but three-to-one numerical superiority and improving quality.
Artillery & rocket forces Edge: Morocco
🇪🇸 Spain234 tubes only: 96 M109 Paladin self-propelled and 138 towed (SBS 155/52, L118). No rocket artillery at all, leaving a clear gap in long-range area fires.
🇲🇦 Morocco810 pieces: 532 self-propelled (300 M109, 100 Mk F3), 135 towed and 143 rocket launchers including 72 PHL-03. Depth in both massed and long-range fires.
Mechanised infantry Edge: Spain
🇪🇸 Spain5,644 armoured fighting vehicles: 225 ASCOD IFVs, 2,038 APCs (1,200 M113, 648 BMR) and 3,381 light armoured vehicles led by 2,900 VAMTAC; 348 VCR 8x8 Dragon on order.
🇲🇦 Morocco3,085 vehicles, APC-heavy: 1,172 M113, 597 M1117 ASV, 405 VAB, 220 Cobra II. Only 123 YPR-765 and 193 IFVs total; limited protected mobility relative to force size.
Reserves & mobilisation Edge: Morocco
🇪🇸 Spain120,350 active and 15,150 reserves, an all-volunteer professional force sized for expeditionary rotations rather than territorial mass; limited capacity to regenerate losses.
🇲🇦 Morocco195,800 active and 150,000 reserves, conscription-supported and territorially oriented, giving far greater depth for sustained mobilisation and static defensive tasks.
Sustainment & industry Edge: Spain
🇪🇸 SpainDomestic production of Leopard 2E, ASCOD and VAMTAC lines with the 8x8 Dragon programme running; NATO-standard logistics, ammunition and maintenance chains. Only 25 vehicles in storage.
🇲🇦 MoroccoMixed US, French, Chinese and Russian inventory (M1, T-72, PHL-03) complicates spares and ammunition; 225 vehicles in storage, but limited domestic manufacture of heavy platforms.
Wildcards
  • Alliance and access Spain's NATO membership provides interoperability, coalition enablers and access to allied logistics and intelligence. Morocco relies on bilateral partnerships, notably with the United States and France, without a comparable collective framework.
  • Operational experience Morocco's army maintains long-standing field deployments in the Western Sahara and contributes to peacekeeping. Spain's recent ground experience comes mainly from allied expeditionary and training missions rather than sustained territorial operations.
  • Ammunition and spares depth Morocco's multi-source fleet requires parallel supply chains from four supplier blocs; Spain's smaller, NATO-standard inventory is easier to sustain but has thin stocks and limited storage reserves.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Spain or Morocco?
Spain has a larger ground force with 6,152 vehicles compared to Morocco's 4,854 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Spain or Morocco?
Morocco operates more main battle tanks with 959 compared to Spain's 274.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Spain or Morocco?
Spain has 225 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Morocco's 193.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Spain or Morocco?
Morocco operates 2,559 APCs compared to Spain's 2,038.
Which country has more artillery systems, Spain or Morocco?
Morocco fields 810 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Spain's 234.