HEAD TO HEAD
Hungary vs Romania
Verdict
Romania holds a 68–32 advantage over Hungary on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (66% of the combined total, $9.7bn) and economic size (GDP) (63% of the combined total, $383bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Hungary | Share | Romania | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $5.0bn | 34%66% | $9.7bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $223bn | 37%63% | $383bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 32.0k | 31%69% | 72.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 10 | 26%74% | 29 | 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.
