HEAD TO HEAD
Canada vs Spain
Verdict
Canada holds a 54–46 advantage over Spain on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by logistics & power projection (81% of the combined total, 460) and economic size (GDP) (57% of the combined total, $2.2tn). Spain leads on active personnel and military spending.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Spain | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $37.5bn | 48%52% | $40.2bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $2.2tn | 57%43% | $1.7tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 67.0k | 35%65% | 124.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 460 | 81%19% | 107 | 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.
