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Army comparison: Flag of North Korea North Korea vs Flag of Thailand Thailand

North Korea's army fields 6,537 active vehicles — 2.3:1 Thailand's 2,840. Additionally, North Korea has 0 and Thailand has 50 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of North Korea North KoreaGround pillar #8 74.6
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North Korea leads overall, ahead on 3 of 7 categories

Flag of Thailand ThailandGround pillar #39 58.9
  • 4,235 Main battle tanksweight ×10 394
  • 0 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 15
  • 0 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 56
  • 32 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 496
  • 0 Towed artilleryweight ×3 595
  • 1,710 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 1,050
  • 560 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 234+50 stored
North Korea 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
North Korea Thailand Ratio
Total vehicles 6,537 2,840 🇰🇵 2.3×
In storage 0 50 🇹🇭
On order 0 202 🇹🇭
Main battle tanks 4,235 394 🇰🇵 11×
Artillery pieces 0 666 🇹🇭
Armoured fighting vehicles 2,302 1,780 🇰🇵 1.3×
Active military personnel (all branches) 1,280,000 360,850 🇰🇵 3.5×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 600,000 200,000 🇰🇵 3.0×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 32 496 🇹🇭 16×
Armoured personnel carriers 1,710 1,050 🇰🇵 1.6×
Self-propelled artillery 0 56 🇹🇭
Towed artillery 0 595 🇹🇭
Rocket artillery 0 15 🇹🇭
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇰🇵 North KoreaT-54 / T-55 / TM-800 ×1,600BTR-80 ×32BTR-60 ×1,200
🇹🇭 ThailandM60A3 TTS Patton ×125IAV Stryker ×147ATMOS 2000 ×30
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, North Korea or Thailand?
North Korea has a larger ground force with 6,537 vehicles compared to Thailand's 2,840 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, North Korea or Thailand?
North Korea operates more main battle tanks with 4,235 compared to Thailand's 394.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, North Korea or Thailand?
Thailand has 496 infantry fighting vehicles compared to North Korea's 32.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, North Korea or Thailand?
North Korea operates 1,710 APCs compared to Thailand's 1,050.
Which country has more artillery systems, North Korea or Thailand?
Thailand fields 666 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to North Korea's 0.
How do the North Korea and Thailand armies compare in size?
North Korea's army is 2.3 times larger than Thailand's in terms of total vehicles (6,537 vs 2,840).