HEAD TO HEAD
South Korea vs Spain
Verdict
South Korea holds a 54–46 advantage over Spain on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (54% of the combined total, $47.8bn) and active personnel (82% of the combined total, 555.0k). Spain leads on 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | South Korea | Share | Spain | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $47.8bn | 54%46% | $40.2bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $1.9tn | 52%48% | $1.7tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 555.0k | 82%18% | 124.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 38 | 26%74% | 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.
