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Army comparison: Flag of Tunisia Tunisia vs Flag of South Africa South Africa

Tunisia operates 2,603 active military vehicles vs 2,043 for South Africa. Additionally, Tunisia has 0 and South Africa has 2,442 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Tunisia TunisiaGround pillar #51 53.1
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South Africa leads on 6 of 7 categories

Flag of South Africa South AfricaGround pillar #42 57.5
  • 90 Main battle tanksweight ×10 200
  • 0 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 35+66 stored
  • 0 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 52
  • 0 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 608+486 stored
  • 105 Towed artilleryweight ×3 72+390 stored
  • 471 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 1,070+1,500 stored
  • 1,937 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 6
Tunisia South Africa 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
Tunisia South Africa Ratio
Total vehicles 2,603 2,043 🇹🇳 1.3×
In storage 0 2,442 🇿🇦
On order 0 232 🇿🇦
Main battle tanks 90 200 🇿🇦 2.2×
Artillery pieces 105 159 🇿🇦 1.5×
Armoured fighting vehicles 2,408 1,684 🇹🇳 1.4×
Active military personnel (all branches) 35,800 65,350 🇿🇦 1.8×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 0 15,050 🇿🇦
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Infantry fighting vehicles 0 608 🇿🇦
Armoured personnel carriers 471 1,070 🇿🇦 2.3×
Self-propelled artillery 0 52 🇿🇦
Towed artillery 105 72 🇹🇳 1.5×
Rocket artillery 0 35 🇿🇦
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇹🇳 TunisiaM60A3 TTS Patton ×90M113 ×300
🇿🇦 South AfricaOlifant 1 ×200Casspir ×500
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Tunisia or South Africa?
Tunisia has a larger ground force with 2,603 vehicles compared to South Africa's 2,043 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Tunisia or South Africa?
South Africa operates more main battle tanks with 200 compared to Tunisia's 90.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Tunisia or South Africa?
South Africa has 608 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Tunisia's 0.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Tunisia or South Africa?
South Africa operates 1,070 APCs compared to Tunisia's 471.
Which country has more artillery systems, Tunisia or South Africa?
South Africa fields 159 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Tunisia's 105.