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Army comparison: Flag of Singapore Singapore vs Flag of Thailand Thailand

Singapore operates 3,426 active military vehicles vs 2,840 for Thailand. Additionally, Singapore has 0 and Thailand has 50 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Singapore SingaporeWorld #34 24.2
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Thailand leads overall, ahead on 3 of 8 categories

Flag of Thailand ThailandWorld #28 26.3
  • 170 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 394
  • 24 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 15
  • 48 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 56
  • 940 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 496
  • 77 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 595
  • 1,885 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 1,050
  • 50 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 234+50 stored
  • 232 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 0
Singapore Thailand 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
Singapore Thailand Ratio
Total vehicles 3,426 2,840 🇸🇬 1.2×
In storage 0 50 🇹🇭
On order 0 202 🇹🇭
Main battle tanks 170 394 🇹🇭 2.3×
Artillery pieces 149 666 🇹🇭 4.5×
Armoured fighting vehicles 3,107 1,780 🇸🇬 1.7×
Active military personnel (all branches) 51,000 360,850 🇹🇭 7.1×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 252,500 200,000 🇸🇬 1.3×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 940 496 🇸🇬 1.9×
Armoured personnel carriers 1,885 1,050 🇸🇬 1.8×
Self-propelled artillery 48 56 🇹🇭 1.2×
Towed artillery 77 595 🇹🇭 7.7×
Rocket artillery 24 15 🇸🇬 1.6×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇸🇬 SingaporeLeopard 2 ×170Bionix ×800SSPH-1 Primus ×48
🇹🇭 ThailandM60A3 TTS Patton ×178IAV Stryker ×147ATMOS 2000 ×30
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Singapore or Thailand?
Singapore has a larger ground force with 3,426 vehicles compared to Thailand's 2,840 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Singapore or Thailand?
Thailand operates more main battle tanks with 394 compared to Singapore's 170.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Singapore or Thailand?
Singapore has 940 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Thailand's 496.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Singapore or Thailand?
Singapore operates 1,885 APCs compared to Thailand's 1,050.
Which country has more artillery systems, Singapore or Thailand?
Thailand fields 666 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Singapore's 149.