HEAD TO HEAD
Denmark vs Lithuania
Verdict
Denmark holds a 76–24 advantage over Lithuania on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (84% of the combined total, $14.9bn) and economic size (GDP) (83% of the combined total, $425bn). Lithuania leads on active personnel.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Denmark | Share | Lithuania | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $14.9bn | 84%16% | $3.0bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $425bn | 83%17% | $84.9bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 15.0k | 39%61% | 23.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 51 | 88%12% | 7 | 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.
