HEAD TO HEAD
Sweden vs United Kingdom
Verdict
United Kingdom holds a 84–16 advantage over Sweden on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (84% of the combined total, $89.0bn) and economic size (GDP) (86% of the combined total, $3.7tn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Sweden | Share | United Kingdom | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $16.5bn | 16%84% | $89.0bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $604bn | 14%86% | $3.7tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 15.0k | 9%91% | 150.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 90 | 25%75% | 272 | 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.
