HEAD TO HEAD
Poland vs South Korea
Verdict
South Korea holds a 61–39 advantage over Poland on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by economic size (GDP) (67% of the combined total, $1.9tn) and military spending (51% of the combined total, $47.8bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | South Korea | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $46.8bn | 49%51% | $47.8bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $918bn | 33%67% | $1.9tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 114.0k | 17%83% | 555.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 37 | 49%51% | 38 | 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.
