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

Romania's army fields 2,857 active vehicles — 4.6:1 Portugal's 626. Additionally, Portugal has 5 and Romania has 0 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Portugal PortugalGround pillar #93 41.4
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Romania leads on 6 of 7 categories

Flag of Romania RomaniaGround pillar #38 59.1
  • 34 Main battle tanksweight ×10 319
  • 0 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 243
  • 18+5 stored Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 0
  • 30 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 351
  • 45 Towed artilleryweight ×3 522
  • 258 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 811
  • 241 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 611
Portugal Romania 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
Portugal Romania Ratio
Total vehicles 626 2,857 🇷🇴 4.6×
In storage 5 0 🇵🇹
On order 0 1,124 🇷🇴
Main battle tanks 34 319 🇷🇴 9.4×
Artillery pieces 63 765 🇷🇴 12×
Armoured fighting vehicles 529 1,773 🇷🇴 3.4×
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 258 811 🇷🇴 3.1×
Self-propelled artillery 18 0 🇵🇹
Towed artillery 45 522 🇷🇴 12×
Rocket artillery 0 243 🇷🇴
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇵🇹 PortugalLeopard 2 ×34M109 Paladin ×18M113 ×145
🇷🇴 RomaniaT-54 / T-55 / TM-800 ×162M142 HIMARS ×54
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Portugal or Romania?
Romania has a larger ground force with 2,857 vehicles compared to Portugal's 626 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 811 APCs compared to Portugal's 258.
Which country has more artillery systems, Portugal or Romania?
Romania fields 765 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Portugal's 63.
How do the Portugal and Romania armies compare in size?
Romania's army is 4.6 times larger than Portugal's in terms of total vehicles (2,857 vs 626).