HEAD TO HEAD
Austria vs Switzerland
Verdict
Switzerland holds a 56–44 advantage over Austria on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (54% of the combined total, $7.6bn) and economic size (GDP) (64% of the combined total, $937bn). Austria leads on active personnel.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Switzerland | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $6.4bn | 46%54% | $7.6bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $535bn | 36%64% | $937bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 23.0k | 53%47% | 20.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 9 | 41%59% | 13 | 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.
