HEAD TO HEAD
Saudi Arabia vs Ukraine
Verdict
Saudi Arabia holds a 54–46 advantage over Ukraine on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by economic size (GDP) (87% of the combined total, $1.2tn). Ukraine 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Saudi Arabia | Share | Ukraine | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $83.2bn | 50%50% | $84.1bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $1.2tn | 87%13% | $191bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 257.0k | 27%73% | 688.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 50 | 46%54% | 58 | 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.
