HEAD TO HEAD
Poland vs Romania
Verdict
Poland holds a 70–30 advantage over Romania on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (83% of the combined total, $46.8bn) and economic size (GDP) (71% of the combined total, $918bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Poland | Share | Romania | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $46.8bn | 83%17% | $9.7bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $918bn | 71%29% | $383bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 114.0k | 61%39% | 72.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 37 | 56%44% | 29 | 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.
