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Army comparison: Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates vs Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates operates 9,257 active military vehicles vs 5,608 for Saudi Arabia. Additionally, United Arab Emirates has 0 and Saudi Arabia has 140 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab EmiratesWorld #27 28.2
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Saudi Arabia leads on 5 of 8 categories

Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi ArabiaWorld #12 36.0
  • 354 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 945+140 stored
  • 49 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 257
  • 165 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 320
  • 788 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 380
  • 99 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 416
  • 745 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 1,190
  • 0 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 300
  • 7,057 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 1,800
United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia 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
United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Ratio
Total vehicles 9,257 5,608 🇦🇪 1.7×
In storage 0 140 🇸🇦
On order 0 177 🇸🇦
Main battle tanks 354 945 🇸🇦 2.7×
Artillery pieces 313 993 🇸🇦 3.2×
Armoured fighting vehicles 8,590 3,670 🇦🇪 2.3×
Active military personnel (all branches) 63,000 257,000 🇸🇦 4.1×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 130,000 0 🇦🇪
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Infantry fighting vehicles 788 380 🇦🇪 2.1×
Armoured personnel carriers 745 1,190 🇸🇦 1.6×
Self-propelled artillery 165 320 🇸🇦 1.9×
Towed artillery 99 416 🇸🇦 4.2×
Rocket artillery 49 257 🇸🇦 5.2×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesLeclerc ×354BMP-3 ×652M109 Paladin ×87
🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaM1 Abrams ×575M2 Bradley ×380CAESAR ×156
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia?
United Arab Emirates has a larger ground force with 9,257 vehicles compared to Saudi Arabia's 5,608 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia operates more main battle tanks with 945 compared to United Arab Emirates's 354.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia?
United Arab Emirates has 788 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Saudi Arabia's 380.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia operates 1,190 APCs compared to United Arab Emirates's 745.
Which country has more artillery systems, United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia fields 993 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to United Arab Emirates's 313.
How do the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia armies compare in size?
United Arab Emirates's army is 1.7 times larger than Saudi Arabia's in terms of total vehicles (9,257 vs 5,608).