HEAD TO HEAD
France vs Iran
Verdict
France holds a 73–27 advantage over Iran on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (90% of the combined total, $68.0bn) and economic size (GDP) (87% of the combined total, $3.2tn). Iran 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | France | Share | Iran | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $68.0bn | 90%10% | $7.4bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $3.2tn | 87%13% | $475bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 203.0k | 25%75% | 610.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 200 | 72%28% | 76 | 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.
