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Army comparison: Flag of Netherlands Netherlands vs Flag of Portugal Portugal

Netherlands operates 741 active military vehicles vs 626 for Portugal. Additionally, Netherlands has 0 and Portugal has 5 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Netherlands NetherlandsGround pillar #87 43.2
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Netherlands leads on 4 of 7 categories

Flag of Portugal PortugalGround pillar #93 41.4
  • 18 Main battle tanksweight ×10 34
  • 4 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 0
  • 46 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 18+5 stored
  • 128 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 30
  • 0 Towed artilleryweight ×3 45
  • 200 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 258
  • 345 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 241
Netherlands Portugal 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
Netherlands Portugal Ratio
Total vehicles 741 626 🇳🇱 1.2×
In storage 0 5 🇵🇹
On order 168 0 🇳🇱
Main battle tanks 18 34 🇵🇹 1.9×
Artillery pieces 50 63 🇵🇹 1.3×
Armoured fighting vehicles 673 529 🇳🇱 1.3×
Active military personnel (all branches) 35,400 27,250 🇳🇱 1.3×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 6,350 23,500 🇵🇹 3.7×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 128 30 🇳🇱 4.3×
Armoured personnel carriers 200 258 🇵🇹 1.3×
Self-propelled artillery 46 18 🇳🇱 2.6×
Towed artillery 0 45 🇵🇹
Rocket artillery 4 0 🇳🇱
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇳🇱 NetherlandsLeopard 2 ×18CV-90 ×128PzH 2000 ×46
🇵🇹 PortugalLeopard 2 ×34M109 Paladin ×18M113 ×145
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Netherlands or Portugal?
Netherlands has a larger ground force with 741 vehicles compared to Portugal's 626 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Netherlands or Portugal?
Portugal operates more main battle tanks with 34 compared to Netherlands's 18.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Netherlands or Portugal?
Netherlands has 128 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Portugal's 30.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Netherlands or Portugal?
Portugal operates 258 APCs compared to Netherlands's 200.
Which country has more artillery systems, Netherlands or Portugal?
Portugal fields 63 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Netherlands's 50.