HEAD TO HEAD
Austria vs Italy
Verdict
Italy holds a 88–12 advantage over Austria on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (88% of the combined total, $48.1bn) and economic size (GDP) (82% of the combined total, $2.4tn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Austria | Share | Italy | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $6.4bn | 12%88% | $48.1bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $535bn | 18%82% | $2.4tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 23.0k | 13%88% | 161.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 9 | 6%94% | 152 | 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.
