HEAD TO HEAD
Italy vs North Korea
Verdict
Italy holds a 70–30 advantage over North Korea on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (97% of the combined total, $48.1bn) and logistics & power projection (85% of the combined total, 152). North Korea leads on active personnel.
2 factors — economic size (GDP), nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Italy | Share | North Korea | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $48.1bn | 97%3% | $1.6bn | 45% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 161.0k | 11%89% | 1.3m | 27% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 152 | 85%15% | 27 | 27% |
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.
