HEAD TO HEAD
Netherlands vs Norway
Verdict
Netherlands holds a 58–42 advantage over Norway on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (63% of the combined total, $28.9bn) and economic size (GDP) (72% of the combined total, $1.2tn). Norway leads on logistics & power projection.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Netherlands | Share | Norway | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $28.9bn | 63%37% | $17.0bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $1.2tn | 72%28% | $484bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 34.0k | 58%42% | 25.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 32 | 34%66% | 62 | 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.
