HEAD TO HEAD
Australia vs Russia
Verdict
Russia holds a 74–26 advantage over Australia on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (84% of the combined total, $190bn) and active personnel (95% of the combined total, 1.2m).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side. Those factors are excluded and the remaining weights renormalised, never substituted.
Factor by factor
| Factor | Australia | Share | Russia | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $35.3bn | 16%84% | $190bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $1.8tn | 45%55% | $2.2tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 60.0k | 5%95% | 1.2m | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 213 | 41%59% | 307 | 20% |
Shares are each side's portion of the combined total for that factor. Weights are renormalised across the factors both sides publish — see the methodology. Data read 2026-10-22.
