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Army comparison: Flag of Mexico Mexico vs Flag of United States United States

United States's army fields 171,065 active vehicles — 22:1 Mexico's 7,852. Additionally, Mexico has 0 and United States has 12,800 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Mexico MexicoWorld #40 20.7
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United States leads on 7 of 8 categories

Flag of United States United StatesWorld #1 100.0
  • 0 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 2,666+2,000 stored
  • 0 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 1,531
  • 0 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 1,521
  • 0 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 7,724+2,800 stored
  • 0 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 1,878
  • 507 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 5,026+8,000 stored
  • 225 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 0
  • 7,120 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 150,719
Mexico United States 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 United States Ratio
Total vehicles 7,852 171,065 🇺🇸 22×
In storage 0 12,800 🇺🇸
On order 0 12,602 🇺🇸
Main battle tanks 0 2,666 🇺🇸
Artillery pieces 0 4,930 🇺🇸
Armoured fighting vehicles 7,852 163,469 🇺🇸 21×
Active military personnel (all branches) 216,000 1,326,050 🇺🇸 6.1×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 81,500 806,700 🇺🇸 9.9×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 0 7,724 🇺🇸
Armoured personnel carriers 507 5,026 🇺🇸 9.9×
Self-propelled artillery 0 1,521 🇺🇸
Towed artillery 0 1,878 🇺🇸
Rocket artillery 0 1,531 🇺🇸
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇲🇽 MexicoAMX-VCI ×409
🇺🇸 United StatesM1 Abrams ×2,640IAV Stryker ×4,214M109 Paladin ×1,521
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Mexico or United States?
United States has a larger ground force with 171,065 vehicles compared to Mexico's 7,852 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Mexico or United States?
United States operates more main battle tanks with 2,666 compared to Mexico's 0.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Mexico or United States?
United States has 7,724 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Mexico's 0.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Mexico or United States?
United States operates 5,026 APCs compared to Mexico's 507.
Which country has more artillery systems, Mexico or United States?
United States fields 4,930 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Mexico's 0.
How do the Mexico and United States armies compare in size?
United States's army is 21.8 times larger than Mexico's in terms of total vehicles (171,065 vs 7,852).