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Army comparison: Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia vs Flag of Taiwan Taiwan

Saudi Arabia operates 5,608 active military vehicles vs 5,502 for Taiwan. Additionally, Saudi Arabia has 140 and Taiwan has 0 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi ArabiaGround pillar #21 66.9
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Flag of Taiwan TaiwanGround pillar #22 66.9
  • 945+140 stored Main battle tanksweight ×10 990
  • 257 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 54
  • 320 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 295
  • 380 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 683
  • 416 Towed artilleryweight ×3 1,390
  • 1,190 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 2,040
  • 2,100 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 50
Saudi Arabia Taiwan 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
Saudi Arabia Taiwan Ratio
Total vehicles 5,608 5,502 🇸🇦 ≈
In storage 140 0 🇸🇦
On order 177 188 🇹🇼 1.1×
Main battle tanks 945 990 🇹🇼 ≈
Artillery pieces 993 1,739 🇹🇼 1.8×
Armoured fighting vehicles 3,670 2,773 🇸🇦 1.3×
Active military personnel (all branches) 257,000 169,000 🇸🇦 1.5×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 0 1,657,000 🇹🇼
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Infantry fighting vehicles 380 683 🇹🇼 1.8×
Armoured personnel carriers 1,190 2,040 🇹🇼 1.7×
Self-propelled artillery 320 295 🇸🇦 1.1×
Towed artillery 416 1,390 🇹🇼 3.3×
Rocket artillery 257 54 🇸🇦 4.8×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaM1 Abrams ×575M2 Bradley ×380CAESAR ×156
🇹🇼 TaiwanM60A3 TTS Patton ×460M109 Paladin ×225M113 ×650
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Saudi Arabia or Taiwan?
Saudi Arabia has a larger ground force with 5,608 vehicles compared to Taiwan's 5,502 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Saudi Arabia or Taiwan?
Taiwan operates more main battle tanks with 990 compared to Saudi Arabia's 945.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Saudi Arabia or Taiwan?
Taiwan has 683 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Saudi Arabia's 380.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Saudi Arabia or Taiwan?
Taiwan operates 2,040 APCs compared to Saudi Arabia's 1,190.
Which country has more artillery systems, Saudi Arabia or Taiwan?
Taiwan fields 1,739 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Saudi Arabia's 993.