HEAD TO HEAD
Italy vs Saudi Arabia
Verdict
Italy holds a 53–47 advantage over Saudi Arabia on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by economic size (GDP) (66% of the combined total, $2.4tn) and logistics & power projection (75% of the combined total, 152). Saudi Arabia leads on military spending and active personnel.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Saudi Arabia | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $48.1bn | 37%63% | $83.2bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $2.4tn | 66%34% | $1.2tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 161.0k | 39%61% | 257.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 152 | 75%25% | 50 | 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.
