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Army comparison: Flag of Mongolia Mongolia vs Flag of Russia Russia

Russia's army fields 16,935 active vehicles — 9.1:1 Mongolia's 1,866. Additionally, Mongolia has 0 and Russia has 8,360 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Mongolia MongoliaWorld #86 11.6
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Russia leads on 8 of 8 categories

Flag of Russia RussiaWorld #3 63.9
  • 496 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 3,460
  • 130 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 1,199+1,250 stored
  • 0 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 1,742+2,060 stored
  • 350 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 1,950
  • 500 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 670+3,950 stored
  • 270 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 4,869+1,000 stored
  • 120 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 808+100 stored
  • 0 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 2,237
Mongolia Russia 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
Mongolia Russia Ratio
Total vehicles 1,866 16,935 🇷🇺 9.1×
In storage 0 8,360 🇷🇺
On order 0 50 🇷🇺
Main battle tanks 496 3,460 🇷🇺 7.0×
Artillery pieces 630 3,611 🇷🇺 5.7×
Armoured fighting vehicles 740 9,864 🇷🇺 13×
Active military personnel (all branches) 9,700 1,100,000 🇷🇺 113×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 137,000 1,500,000 🇷🇺 11×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 350 1,950 🇷🇺 5.6×
Armoured personnel carriers 270 4,869 🇷🇺 18×
Self-propelled artillery 0 1,742 🇷🇺
Towed artillery 500 670 🇷🇺 1.3×
Rocket artillery 130 1,199 🇷🇺 9.2×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇲🇳 MongoliaT-54 / T-55 / TM-800 ×370BMP-1 ×310BTR-60 ×150
🇷🇺 RussiaT-72 ×1,470BMP-1 ×7502S3 Akatsiya ×600
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Mongolia or Russia?
Russia has a larger ground force with 16,935 vehicles compared to Mongolia's 1,866 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Mongolia or Russia?
Russia operates more main battle tanks with 3,460 compared to Mongolia's 496.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Mongolia or Russia?
Russia has 1,950 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Mongolia's 350.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Mongolia or Russia?
Russia operates 4,869 APCs compared to Mongolia's 270.
Which country has more artillery systems, Mongolia or Russia?
Russia fields 3,611 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Mongolia's 630.
How do the Mongolia and Russia armies compare in size?
Russia's army is 9.1 times larger than Mongolia's in terms of total vehicles (16,935 vs 1,866).