HEAD TO HEAD
Cyprus vs Greece
Verdict
Greece holds a 90–10 advantage over Cyprus on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (93% of the combined total, $8.4bn) and economic size (GDP) (87% of the combined total, $256bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Cyprus | Share | Greece | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $663m | 7%93% | $8.4bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $37.6bn | 13%87% | $256bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 12.0k | 8%92% | 132.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 11 | 11%89% | 93 | 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.
