HEAD TO HEAD

Germany vs Türkiye

Verdict

Germany holds a 63–37 advantage over Türkiye on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.

The margin is driven by military spending (79% of the combined total, $114bn) and economic size (GDP) (78% of the combined total, $4.7tn). Türkiye leads on active personnel and logistics & power projection.

1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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

FactorGermanyShareTürkiyeWeight
Military spending
SIPRI Milex
$114bn
79%21%
$30.0bn33%
Economic size (GDP)
World Bank WDI
$4.7tn
78%22%
$1.4tn27%
Active personnel
COW NMC
183.0k
34%66%
355.0k20%
Logistics & power projection
OurAirports
100
45%55%
12020%

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.

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