HEAD TO HEAD
Germany vs Saudi Arabia
Verdict
Germany holds a 62–38 advantage over Saudi Arabia on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by economic size (GDP) (79% of the combined total, $4.7tn) and military spending (58% of the combined total, $114bn). Saudi Arabia 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Germany | Share | Saudi Arabia | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $114bn | 58%42% | $83.2bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $4.7tn | 79%21% | $1.2tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 183.0k | 42%58% | 257.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 100 | 67%33% | 50 | 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.
