HEAD TO HEAD
Iran vs Turkmenistan
Verdict
Iran holds a 94–6 advantage over Turkmenistan on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (99% of the combined total, $7.4bn) and economic size (GDP) (90% of the combined total, $475bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Turkmenistan | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $7.4bn | 99%1% | $112m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $475bn | 90%10% | $51.4bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 610.0k | 94%6% | 37.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 76 | 90%10% | 8 | 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.
