HEAD TO HEAD
France vs North Korea
Verdict
France holds a 76–24 advantage over North Korea on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (98% of the combined total, $68.0bn) and nuclear warheads (85% of the combined total, 290). North Korea leads on active personnel.
1 factor — economic size (GDP) — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | North Korea | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $68.0bn | 98%2% | $1.6bn | 31% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 203.0k | 14%86% | 1.3m | 19% |
Nuclear warheads FAS Nuclear Notebook | 290 | 85%15% | 50 | 31% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 200 | 88%12% | 27 | 19% |
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.
