HEAD TO HEAD
Iran vs Poland
Verdict
Poland holds a 56–44 advantage over Iran on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (86% of the combined total, $46.8bn) and economic size (GDP) (66% of the combined total, $918bn). Iran 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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
| Factor | Iran | Share | Poland | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $7.4bn | 14%86% | $46.8bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $475bn | 34%66% | $918bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 610.0k | 84%16% | 114.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 76 | 67%33% | 37 | 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.
