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Army comparison: Flag of Portugal Portugal vs Flag of Romania Romania

Romania's army fields 3,265 active vehicles — 5.1:1 Portugal's 638. Additionally, Portugal has 5 and Romania has 132 vehicles in storage.

ARMS (Armour and Manpower Rating of Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →
Flag of Portugal PortugalWorld #82 12.6
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Romania leads on 6 of 8 categories

Flag of Romania RomaniaWorld #38 22.8
  • 34 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 319+9 stored
  • 0 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 243
  • 18+5 stored Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 0+48 stored
  • 30 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 351
  • 33 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 720+75 stored
  • 288 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 956
  • 57 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 0
  • 178 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 676
Portugal Romania 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
Portugal Romania Ratio
Total vehicles 638 3,265 🇷🇴 5.1×
In storage 5 132 🇷🇴 26×
On order 36 1,169 🇷🇴 32×
Main battle tanks 34 319 🇷🇴 9.4×
Artillery pieces 51 963 🇷🇴 19×
Armoured fighting vehicles 553 1,983 🇷🇴 3.6×
Active military personnel (all branches) 27,250 69,300 🇷🇴 2.5×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 23,500 55,000 🇷🇴 2.3×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 30 351 🇷🇴 12×
Armoured personnel carriers 288 956 🇷🇴 3.3×
Self-propelled artillery 18 0 🇵🇹
Towed artillery 33 720 🇷🇴 22×
Rocket artillery 0 243 🇷🇴
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇵🇹 PortugalLeopard 2 ×34M109 Paladin ×18M113 ×145
🇷🇴 RomaniaT-54 / T-55 / TM-800 ×319BMP-1 ×124BTR-60 ×211
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Portugal or Romania?
Romania has a larger ground force with 3,265 vehicles compared to Portugal's 638 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Portugal or Romania?
Romania operates more main battle tanks with 319 compared to Portugal's 34.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Portugal or Romania?
Romania has 351 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Portugal's 30.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Portugal or Romania?
Romania operates 956 APCs compared to Portugal's 288.
Which country has more artillery systems, Portugal or Romania?
Romania fields 963 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Portugal's 51.
How do the Portugal and Romania armies compare in size?
Romania's army is 5.1 times larger than Portugal's in terms of total vehicles (3,265 vs 638).