HEAD TO HEAD
Germany vs Russia
Verdict
Russia holds a 62–38 advantage over Germany on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (63% of the combined total, $190bn) and active personnel (87% of the combined total, 1.2m). Germany leads on economic size (GDP).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Russia | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $114bn | 37%63% | $190bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $4.7tn | 68%32% | $2.2tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 183.0k | 13%87% | 1.2m | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 100 | 25%75% | 307 | 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.
