HEAD TO HEAD
Saudi Arabia vs Spain
Verdict
Saudi Arabia holds a 53–47 advantage over Spain on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (67% of the combined total, $83.2bn) and active personnel (67% of the combined total, 257.0k). Spain leads on logistics & power projection and economic size (GDP).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Saudi Arabia | Share | Spain | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $83.2bn | 67%33% | $40.2bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $1.2tn | 42%58% | $1.7tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 257.0k | 67%33% | 124.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 50 | 32%68% | 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.
