HEAD TO HEAD
Belgium vs Germany
Verdict
Germany holds a 88–12 advantage over Belgium on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (89% of the combined total, $114bn) and economic size (GDP) (87% of the combined total, $4.7tn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Germany | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $14.5bn | 11%89% | $114bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $671bn | 13%87% | $4.7tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 23.0k | 11%89% | 183.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 18 | 15%85% | 100 | 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.
