HEAD TO HEAD
Poland vs Vietnam
Verdict
Poland holds a 58–42 advantage over Vietnam on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (82% of the combined total, $46.8bn) and economic size (GDP) (66% of the combined total, $918bn). Vietnam leads on active personnel and 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Poland | Share | Vietnam | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $46.8bn | 82%18% | $10.5bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $918bn | 66%34% | $476bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 114.0k | 19%81% | 482.0k | 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.
