HEAD TO HEAD
Germany vs Netherlands
Verdict
Germany holds a 80–20 advantage over Netherlands on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (80% of the combined total, $114bn) and economic size (GDP) (79% of the combined total, $4.7tn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Germany | Share | Netherlands | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $114bn | 80%20% | $28.9bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $4.7tn | 79%21% | $1.2tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 183.0k | 84%16% | 34.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 100 | 76%24% | 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.
