HEAD TO HEAD
Finland vs Sweden
Verdict
Sweden holds a 62–38 advantage over Finland on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (67% of the combined total, $16.5bn) and economic size (GDP) (67% of the combined total, $604bn). Finland 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Finland | Share | Sweden | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $8.1bn | 33%67% | $16.5bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $299bn | 33%67% | $604bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 19.0k | 56%44% | 15.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 45 | 33%67% | 90 | 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.
