HEAD TO HEAD
Italy vs Russia
Verdict
Russia holds a 70–30 advantage over Italy on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (80% of the combined total, $190bn) and active personnel (88% of the combined total, 1.2m). Italy leads on economic size (GDP).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Italy | Share | Russia | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $48.1bn | 20%80% | $190bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $2.4tn | 52%48% | $2.2tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 161.0k | 12%88% | 1.2m | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 152 | 33%67% | 307 | 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.
