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Army comparison: Flag of Taiwan Taiwan vs Flag of Vietnam Vietnam

Taiwan operates 5,502 active military vehicles vs 7,394 for Vietnam.

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Flag of Taiwan TaiwanGround pillar #22 66.9
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Vietnam leads on 4 of 7 categories

Flag of Vietnam VietnamGround pillar #11 70.9
  • 990 Main battle tanksweight ×10 1,334
  • 54 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 750
  • 295 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 180
  • 683 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 300
  • 1,390 Towed artilleryweight ×3 2,550
  • 2,040 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 1,660
  • 50 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 620
Taiwan Vietnam 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
Taiwan Vietnam Ratio
Total vehicles 5,502 7,394 🇻🇳 1.3×
On order 188 20 🇹🇼 9.4×
Main battle tanks 990 1,334 🇻🇳 1.3×
Artillery pieces 1,739 3,480 🇻🇳 2.0×
Armoured fighting vehicles 2,773 2,580 🇹🇼 1.1×
Active military personnel (all branches) 169,000 450,000 🇻🇳 2.7×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 1,657,000 5,000,000 🇻🇳 3.0×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 683 300 🇹🇼 2.3×
Armoured personnel carriers 2,040 1,660 🇹🇼 1.2×
Self-propelled artillery 295 180 🇹🇼 1.6×
Towed artillery 1,390 2,550 🇻🇳 1.8×
Rocket artillery 54 750 🇻🇳 14×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇹🇼 TaiwanM60A3 TTS Patton ×460M109 Paladin ×225M113 ×650
🇻🇳 VietnamT-54 / T-55 / TM-800 ×1,200BMP-1 ×3002S1 Gvozdika ×150
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, Taiwan or Vietnam?
Vietnam has a larger ground force with 7,394 vehicles compared to Taiwan's 5,502 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, Taiwan or Vietnam?
Vietnam operates more main battle tanks with 1,334 compared to Taiwan's 990.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, Taiwan or Vietnam?
Taiwan has 683 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Vietnam's 300.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, Taiwan or Vietnam?
Taiwan operates 2,040 APCs compared to Vietnam's 1,660.
Which country has more artillery systems, Taiwan or Vietnam?
Vietnam fields 3,480 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to Taiwan's 1,739.