HEAD TO HEAD
Poland vs Saudi Arabia
Verdict
Saudi Arabia holds a 62–38 advantage over Poland on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (64% of the combined total, $83.2bn) and economic size (GDP) (57% of the combined total, $1.2tn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Saudi Arabia | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $46.8bn | 36%64% | $83.2bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $918bn | 43%57% | $1.2tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 114.0k | 31%69% | 257.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 37 | 43%57% | 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.
