HEAD TO HEAD
Belgium vs Denmark
Verdict
Belgium and Denmark are close to evenly matched, 50–50 on the Relative Advantage Index.
Belgium leads on economic size (GDP) (61% of the combined total, $671bn) and active personnel (61% of the combined total, 23.0k), which Denmark offsets elsewhere.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Belgium | Share | Denmark | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $14.5bn | 49%51% | $14.9bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $671bn | 61%39% | $425bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 23.0k | 61%39% | 15.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 18 | 26%74% | 51 | 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.
