HEAD TO HEAD
France vs Switzerland
Verdict
France holds a 88–12 advantage over Switzerland 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) (77% of the combined total, $3.2tn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Switzerland | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $68.0bn | 90%10% | $7.6bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $3.2tn | 77%23% | $937bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 203.0k | 91%9% | 20.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 200 | 94%6% | 13 | 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.
