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

Morocco's army fields 4,854 active vehicles — 2.4:1 South Africa's 2,043. Additionally, Morocco has 225 and South Africa has 2,442 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Morocco MoroccoGround pillar #24 66.1
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Morocco leads on 5 of 7 categories

Flag of South Africa South AfricaGround pillar #42 57.5
  • 959+225 stored Main battle tanksweight ×10 200
  • 143 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 35+66 stored
  • 532 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 52
  • 193 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 608+486 stored
  • 135 Towed artilleryweight ×3 72+390 stored
  • 2,559 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 1,070+1,500 stored
  • 333 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 6
Morocco South Africa 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
Morocco South Africa Ratio
Total vehicles 4,854 2,043 🇲🇦 2.4×
In storage 225 2,442 🇿🇦 11×
On order 162 232 🇿🇦 1.4×
Main battle tanks 959 200 🇲🇦 4.8×
Artillery pieces 810 159 🇲🇦 5.1×
Armoured fighting vehicles 3,085 1,684 🇲🇦 1.8×
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 193 608 🇿🇦 3.2×
Armoured personnel carriers 2,559 1,070 🇲🇦 2.4×
Self-propelled artillery 532 52 🇲🇦 10×
Towed artillery 135 72 🇲🇦 1.9×
Rocket artillery 143 35 🇲🇦 4.1×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇲🇦 MoroccoM60A3 TTS Patton ×535YPR-765 ×123M109 Paladin ×300
🇿🇦 South AfricaOlifant 1 ×200Casspir ×500
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Morocco or South Africa?
Morocco has a larger ground force with 4,854 vehicles compared to South Africa's 2,043 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Morocco or South Africa?
Morocco operates more main battle tanks with 959 compared to South Africa's 200.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Morocco or South Africa?
South Africa has 608 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Morocco's 193.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Morocco or South Africa?
Morocco operates 2,559 APCs compared to South Africa's 1,070.
Which country has more artillery systems, Morocco or South Africa?
Morocco fields 810 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to South Africa's 159.
How do the Morocco and South Africa armies compare in size?
Morocco's army is 2.4 times larger than South Africa's in terms of total vehicles (4,854 vs 2,043).