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Army comparison: Flag of Morocco Morocco vs Flag of South Africa South Africa

Morocco's army fields 6,388 active vehicles — 3.9:1 South Africa's 1,637. Additionally, Morocco has 225 and South Africa has 2,574 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Morocco MoroccoWorld #23 31.9
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Morocco leads on 7 of 8 categories

Flag of South Africa South AfricaWorld #53 18.6
  • 959+225 stored Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 70+133 stored
  • 107 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 6+45 stored
  • 532 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 15+31 stored
  • 193 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 556+600 stored
  • 153 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 6+141 stored
  • 1,747 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 0
  • 500 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 50+124 stored
  • 2,197 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 934+1,500 stored
Morocco South Africa 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
Morocco South Africa Ratio
Total vehicles 6,388 1,637 🇲🇦 3.9×
In storage 225 2,574 🇿🇦 11×
On order 317 222 🇲🇦 1.4×
Main battle tanks 959 70 🇲🇦 14×
Artillery pieces 792 27 🇲🇦 29×
Armoured fighting vehicles 4,637 1,540 🇲🇦 3.0×
Active military personnel (all branches) 195,800 65,350 🇲🇦 3.0×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 150,000 15,050 🇲🇦 10.0×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 193 556 🇿🇦 2.9×
Armoured personnel carriers 1,747 0 🇲🇦
Self-propelled artillery 532 15 🇲🇦 35×
Towed artillery 153 6 🇲🇦 26×
Rocket artillery 107 6 🇲🇦 18×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇲🇦 MoroccoM60A3 TTS Patton ×535YPR-765 ×123M109 Paladin ×300
🇿🇦 South AfricaOlifant 1 ×70
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Morocco or South Africa?
Morocco has a larger ground force with 6,388 vehicles compared to South Africa's 1,637 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Morocco or South Africa?
Morocco operates more main battle tanks with 959 compared to South Africa's 70.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Morocco or South Africa?
South Africa has 556 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Morocco's 193.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Morocco or South Africa?
Morocco operates 1,747 APCs compared to South Africa's 0.
Which country has more artillery systems, Morocco or South Africa?
Morocco fields 792 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to South Africa's 27.
How do the Morocco and South Africa armies compare in size?
Morocco's army is 3.9 times larger than South Africa's in terms of total vehicles (6,388 vs 1,637).