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Army comparison: Flag of Taiwan Taiwan vs Flag of United States United States

United States's army fields 171,065 active vehicles — 31:1 Taiwan's 5,502. Additionally, Taiwan has 0 and United States has 12,800 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of Taiwan TaiwanWorld #20 31.2
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United States leads on 7 of 8 categories

Flag of United States United StatesWorld #1 100.0
  • 990 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 2,666+2,000 stored
  • 54 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 1,531
  • 295 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 1,521
  • 683 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 7,724+2,800 stored
  • 1,390 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 1,878
  • 2,040 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 5,026+8,000 stored
  • 50 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 0
  • 0 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 150,719
Taiwan United States 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
Taiwan United States Ratio
Total vehicles 5,502 171,065 🇺🇸 31×
In storage 0 12,800 🇺🇸
On order 188 12,602 🇺🇸 67×
Main battle tanks 990 2,666 🇺🇸 2.7×
Artillery pieces 1,739 4,930 🇺🇸 2.8×
Armoured fighting vehicles 2,773 163,469 🇺🇸 59×
Active military personnel (all branches) 169,000 1,326,050 🇺🇸 7.8×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 1,657,000 806,700 🇹🇼 2.1×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 683 7,724 🇺🇸 11×
Armoured personnel carriers 2,040 5,026 🇺🇸 2.5×
Self-propelled artillery 295 1,521 🇺🇸 5.2×
Towed artillery 1,390 1,878 🇺🇸 1.4×
Rocket artillery 54 1,531 🇺🇸 28×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇹🇼 TaiwanM60A3 TTS Patton ×460M109 Paladin ×225M113 ×1,650
🇺🇸 United StatesM1 Abrams ×2,640IAV Stryker ×4,214M109 Paladin ×1,521
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Taiwan or United States?
United States has a larger ground force with 171,065 vehicles compared to Taiwan's 5,502 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Taiwan or United States?
United States operates more main battle tanks with 2,666 compared to Taiwan's 990.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Taiwan or United States?
United States has 7,724 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Taiwan's 683.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Taiwan or United States?
United States operates 5,026 APCs compared to Taiwan's 2,040.
Which country has more artillery systems, Taiwan or United States?
United States fields 4,930 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Taiwan's 1,739.
How do the Taiwan and United States armies compare in size?
United States's army is 31.1 times larger than Taiwan's in terms of total vehicles (171,065 vs 5,502).