HEAD TO HEAD
Russia vs Spain
Verdict
Russia holds a 75–25 advantage over Spain on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (83% of the combined total, $190bn) and active personnel (91% of the combined total, 1.2m).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Spain | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $190bn | 83%17% | $40.2bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $2.2tn | 56%44% | $1.7tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 1.2m | 91%9% | 124.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 307 | 74%26% | 107 | 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.
