HEAD TO HEAD
Belarus vs Latvia
Verdict
Belarus holds a 64–36 advantage over Latvia on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (53% of the combined total, $1.9bn) and active personnel (87% of the combined total, 48.0k).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Belarus | Share | Latvia | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $1.9bn | 53%47% | $1.7bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $76.0bn | 63%37% | $43.7bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 48.0k | 87%13% | 7.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 10 | 63%38% | 6 | 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.
