HEAD TO HEAD
Russia vs Saudi Arabia
Verdict
Russia holds a 74–26 advantage over Saudi Arabia on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (70% of the combined total, $190bn) and logistics & power projection (86% of the combined total, 307).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Russia | Share | Saudi Arabia | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $190bn | 70%30% | $83.2bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $2.2tn | 64%36% | $1.2tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 1.2m | 82%18% | 257.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 307 | 86%14% | 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.
