Türkiye holds a 92–8 advantage over Bulgaria on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (92% of the combined total, $30.0bn) and economic size (GDP) (92% of the combined total, $1.4tn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Bulgaria | Share | Türkiye | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $2.6bn | 8%92% | $30.0bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $113bn | 8%92% | $1.4tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 37.0k | 9%91% | 355.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 9 | 7%93% | 120 | 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 2026-08-04.
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