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Army comparison: Flag of Mexico Mexico vs Flag of Peru Peru

Mexico's army fields 7,852 active vehicles — 7.7:1 Peru's 1,024. Additionally, Mexico has 0 and Peru has 75 vehicles in storage.

ARMS (Armour and Manpower Rating of Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →
Flag of Mexico MexicoWorld #40 20.7
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Mexico leads overall, ahead on 3 of 7 categories

Flag of Peru PeruWorld #62 15.8
  • 0 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 205+75 stored
  • 0 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 49
  • 0 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 12
  • 0 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 290
  • 507 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 295
  • 225 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 173
  • 7,120 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 0
Mexico Peru 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
Mexico Peru Ratio
Total vehicles 7,852 1,024 🇲🇽 7.7×
In storage 0 75 🇵🇪
On order 0 195 🇵🇪
Main battle tanks 0 205 🇵🇪
Artillery pieces 0 351 🇵🇪
Armoured fighting vehicles 7,852 468 🇲🇽 17×
Active military personnel (all branches) 216,000 81,000 🇲🇽 2.7×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 81,500 188,000 🇵🇪 2.3×
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Armoured personnel carriers 507 295 🇲🇽 1.7×
Self-propelled artillery 0 12 🇵🇪
Towed artillery 0 290 🇵🇪
Rocket artillery 0 49 🇵🇪
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇲🇽 MexicoAMX-VCI ×409
🇵🇪 PeruT-54 / T-55 / TM-800 ×205M109 Paladin ×12UR-416 ×150
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Mexico or Peru?
Mexico has a larger ground force with 7,852 vehicles compared to Peru's 1,024 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Mexico or Peru?
Peru operates more main battle tanks with 205 compared to Mexico's 0.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Mexico or Peru?
Mexico operates 507 APCs compared to Peru's 295.
Which country has more artillery systems, Mexico or Peru?
Peru fields 351 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Mexico's 0.
How do the Mexico and Peru armies compare in size?
Mexico's army is 7.7 times larger than Peru's in terms of total vehicles (7,852 vs 1,024).