HEAD TO HEAD
Libya vs Malta
Verdict
Libya holds a 82–18 advantage over Malta on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (93% of the combined total, $1.6bn) and logistics & power projection (90% of the combined total, 27).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Libya | Share | Malta | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $1.6bn | 93%7% | $125m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $48.5bn | 66%34% | $25.0bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 7.0k | 78%22% | 2.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 27 | 90%10% | 3 | 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.
