HEAD TO HEAD
Denmark vs Netherlands
Verdict
Netherlands holds a 63–37 advantage over Denmark on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (66% of the combined total, $28.9bn) and economic size (GDP) (74% of the combined total, $1.2tn). Denmark leads on logistics & power projection.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Netherlands | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $14.9bn | 34%66% | $28.9bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $425bn | 26%74% | $1.2tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 15.0k | 31%69% | 34.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 51 | 61%39% | 32 | 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.
