Which country has the highest Number of Tanks?

China has the highest Number of Tanks in 2025, at 6,800, followed by Russia (5,750) and United States (4,640).

Which country has the lowest Number of Tanks?

Namibia has the lowest Number of Tanks in 2025, at 4.

What is the median Number of Tanks across countries?

The median is 200 across the 112 countries with data in 2025.

Where does this tanks by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Combat Tank Fleet Strength by Country (2024) - Global Firepower; Combat Tank Fleet Strength by Country (2023) - Global Firepower.

Country rankings

Tanks by Country

Name: Tanks by Country
Creator: Rankodex

China has the highest Number of Tanks in 2025 (6,800), followed by Russia (5,750) and United States (4,640). Namibia has the lowest (4).

Military117 countries · 1 metricUpdated Jul 11, 2024Original page

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ShowingNumber of TanksBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →

Year

112 of 235 countries

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Number of Tanks, 2025

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 112 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

200

Middle half 45.75 – 426

Average

593

112 countries

Highest

6,800

China

Lowest

Namibia

Over time · 2021–2025

The top 5 in 2025, against the median.

Median of all countries
China
Russia
United States
North Korea
India

Data

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112 countries · # = rank by Number of Tanks

#
1	China	6,800
2	Russia	5,750
3	United States	4,640
4	North Korea	4,344
5	India	4,201
6	Egypt	3,620
7	Pakistan	2,627
8	Turkey	2,238
9	South Korea	2,236
10	Iran	1,713
11	Algeria	1,485
12	Jordan	1,458
13	Vietnam	1,374
14	Greece	1,344
15	Israel	1,300
16	Ukraine	1,114
17	Iraq	1,025
18	Morocco	903
19	Taiwan	888
20	Saudi Arabia	840
21	Turkmenistan	654
22	Cambodia	644
23	Thailand	635
24	Poland	614
25	Japan	521
26	Belarus	507
27	Azerbaijan	497
28	Myanmar	445
29	Mongolia	420
30	Chile	386
31	Kuwait	367
32	Syria	365
33	United Arab Emirates	354
34	Kazakhstan	350
35	Argentina	342
36	Uzbekistan	340
37	Ethiopia	338
38	Indonesia	331
39	Nigeria	330
40	Romania	328
41	Bangladesh	320
42	Spain	317
43	Angola	309
44	Germany	296
45	Brazil	294
46	Serbia	262
47	Uganda	259
48	South Africa	252
49	Peru	240
50	United Kingdom	227
51	Sudan	224
52	France	215
52	Kyrgyzstan	215
54	Hungary	209
55	Switzerland	205
56	Italy	200
56	Finland	200
58	Kenya	188
59	Venezuela	172
60	Singapore	170
61	Laos	160
62	Oman	150
62	Bahrain	150
64	Georgia	123
65	Lebanon	116
66	Cuba	113
67	Sweden	110
68	Armenia	109
69	DR Congo	105
70	Qatar	99
71	Chad	90
71	Tunisia	90
71	Bulgaria	90
74	Nicaragua	89
75	Canada	74
76	Eritrea	65
77	Tanzania	62
78	Australia	59
79	Austria	56
80	Ecuador	54
80	Bolivia	54
80	Slovenia	54
83	Malaysia	48
84	Albania	46
85	Slovakia	45
85	Croatia	45
85	Bosnia and Herzegovina	45
85	Botswana	45
89	Sri Lanka	44
89	Denmark	44
89	Norway	44
92	Czechia	43
92	Libya	43
94	Tajikistan	38
95	Zambia	35
96	Portugal	34
97	Uruguay	31
98	Mozambique	30
98	South Sudan	30
98	Republic of the Congo	30
101	Mauritania	25
102	North Macedonia	20
103	Netherlands	18
104	Zimbabwe	15
105	Honduras	11
106	Philippines	10
106	Mali	10
108	Madagascar	6
109	Ivory Coast	5
109	Guatemala	5
109	Dominican Republic	5
112	Namibia	4

What correlates with Number of Tanks (2025)?

Pearson r against 1,609 other country metrics sharing at least 68 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Number of Tanks tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

Active Military PersonnelMilitary Size by Country
r = +0.91 · very strong · n = 110
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MLPS StocksArtillery by Country
r = +0.87 · very strong · n = 86
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Law Enforcement FirearmsGun Ownership by Country
r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 110
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Self-Propelled Artillery StocksArtillery by Country
r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 93
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Air Force AircraftLargest Air Forces in the World
r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 109
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Trafficked ChildrenChild Trafficking by Country
r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 69
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Number of Tanks tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
r = −0.46 · moderate · n = 112
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US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
r = −0.43 · moderate · n = 111
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Land & Resource Sustainability Rank (US News)Most Environmentally Friendly CountriesA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.38 · moderate · n = 82
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Natural Environment Rank (US News)Most Environmentally Friendly CountriesA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.38 · moderate · n = 82
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Press Freedom Index Score (RSF)Freedom Index by Country
r = −0.36 · moderate · n = 112
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Net Borrowing as % of GDPGovernment Size by Country
r = −0.34 · moderate · n = 102
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Number of Tanks?: China has the highest Number of Tanks in 2025, at 6,800, followed by Russia (5,750) and United States (4,640).
Which country has the lowest Number of Tanks?: Namibia has the lowest Number of Tanks in 2025, at 4.
What is the median Number of Tanks across countries?: The median is 200 across the 112 countries with data in 2025.
Where does this tanks by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Combat Tank Fleet Strength by Country (2024) - Global Firepower; Combat Tank Fleet Strength by Country (2023) - Global Firepower.