HEAD TO HEAD
Israel vs Jordan
Verdict
Israel holds a 83–17 advantage over Jordan on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (95% of the combined total, $48.3bn) and economic size (GDP) (91% of the combined total, $540bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Israel | Share | Jordan | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $48.3bn | 95%5% | $2.6bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $540bn | 91%9% | $53.4bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 170.0k | 63%37% | 101.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 14 | 74%26% | 5 | 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.
