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Army comparison: Flag of Portugal Portugal vs Flag of Serbia Serbia

Serbia's army fields 1,576 active vehicles — 2.5:1 Portugal's 638. Additionally, Portugal has 5 and Serbia has 0 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Portugal PortugalWorld #82 12.6
ARMS Index / 100

Serbia leads on 7 of 8 categories

Flag of Serbia SerbiaWorld #62 16.8
  • 34 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 242
  • 0 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 91
  • 18+5 stored Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 96
  • 30 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 345
  • 33 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 150
  • 288 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 210
  • 57 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 148
  • 178 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 294
Portugal Serbia 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 Serbia Ratio
Total vehicles 638 1,576 🇷🇸 2.5×
In storage 5 0 🇵🇹
On order 36 0 🇵🇹
Main battle tanks 34 242 🇷🇸 7.1×
Artillery pieces 51 337 🇷🇸 6.6×
Armoured fighting vehicles 553 997 🇷🇸 1.8×
Active military personnel (all branches) 27,250 28,150 🇷🇸 ≈
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 23,500 50,150 🇷🇸 2.1×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 30 345 🇷🇸 12×
Armoured personnel carriers 288 210 🇵🇹 1.4×
Self-propelled artillery 18 96 🇷🇸 5.3×
Towed artillery 33 150 🇷🇸 4.5×
Rocket artillery 0 91 🇷🇸
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇵🇹 PortugalLeopard 2 ×34M109 Paladin ×18M113 ×145
🇷🇸 SerbiaM-84 ×212M-80 ×3252S1 Gvozdika ×72
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Portugal or Serbia?
Serbia has a larger ground force with 1,576 vehicles compared to Portugal's 638 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Portugal or Serbia?
Serbia operates more main battle tanks with 242 compared to Portugal's 34.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Portugal or Serbia?
Serbia has 345 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Portugal's 30.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Portugal or Serbia?
Portugal operates 288 APCs compared to Serbia's 210.
Which country has more artillery systems, Portugal or Serbia?
Serbia fields 337 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Portugal's 51.
How do the Portugal and Serbia armies compare in size?
Serbia's army is 2.5 times larger than Portugal's in terms of total vehicles (1,576 vs 638).