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Army comparison: Flag of Malaysia Malaysia vs Flag of Thailand Thailand

Thailand's army fields 2,840 active vehicles — 2.7:1 Malaysia's 1,055. Additionally, Malaysia has 0 and Thailand has 50 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Malaysia MalaysiaGround pillar #64 49.1
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Thailand leads on 5 of 7 categories

Flag of Thailand ThailandGround pillar #39 58.9
  • 48 Main battle tanksweight ×10 394
  • 36 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 15
  • 0 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 56
  • 524 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 496
  • 196 Towed artilleryweight ×3 595
  • 111 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 1,050
  • 140 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 234+50 stored
Malaysia Thailand 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
Malaysia Thailand Ratio
Total vehicles 1,055 2,840 🇹🇭 2.7×
In storage 0 50 🇹🇭
On order 136 202 🇹🇭 1.5×
Main battle tanks 48 394 🇹🇭 8.2×
Artillery pieces 232 666 🇹🇭 2.9×
Armoured fighting vehicles 775 1,780 🇹🇭 2.3×
Active military personnel (all branches) 113,000 360,850 🇹🇭 3.2×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 51,600 200,000 🇹🇭 3.9×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 524 496 🇲🇾 1.1×
Armoured personnel carriers 111 1,050 🇹🇭 9.5×
Self-propelled artillery 0 56 🇹🇭
Towed artillery 196 595 🇹🇭 3.0×
Rocket artillery 36 15 🇲🇾 2.4×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇲🇾 MalaysiaPT-91 Twardy ×48Astros II ×36
🇹🇭 ThailandM60A3 TTS Patton ×125IAV Stryker ×147ATMOS 2000 ×30
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Malaysia or Thailand?
Thailand has a larger ground force with 2,840 vehicles compared to Malaysia's 1,055 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Malaysia or Thailand?
Thailand operates more main battle tanks with 394 compared to Malaysia's 48.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Malaysia or Thailand?
Malaysia has 524 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Thailand's 496.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Malaysia or Thailand?
Thailand operates 1,050 APCs compared to Malaysia's 111.
Which country has more artillery systems, Malaysia or Thailand?
Thailand fields 666 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Malaysia's 232.
How do the Malaysia and Thailand armies compare in size?
Thailand's army is 2.7 times larger than Malaysia's in terms of total vehicles (2,840 vs 1,055).