HEAD TO HEAD
Canada vs Italy
Verdict
Canada and Italy are close to evenly matched, 48–52 on the Relative Advantage Index.
Canada leads on logistics & power projection (75% of the combined total, 460), which Italy 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Canada | Share | Italy | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $37.5bn | 44%56% | $48.1bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $2.2tn | 49%51% | $2.4tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 67.0k | 29%71% | 161.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 460 | 75%25% | 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.
