HEAD TO HEAD
Iran vs Qatar
Verdict
Iran holds a 66–34 advantage over Qatar on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by active personnel (97% of the combined total, 610.0k) and economic size (GDP) (68% of the combined total, $475bn). Qatar leads on military spending.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Qatar | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $7.4bn | 32%68% | $15.4bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $475bn | 68%32% | $219bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 610.0k | 97%3% | 17.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 76 | 89%11% | 9 | 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.
