Sweden holds a 87–13 advantage over Estonia on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (91% of the combined total, $16.5bn) and economic size (GDP) (93% of the combined total, $604bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Estonia | Share | Sweden | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $1.6bn | 9%91% | $16.5bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $43.1bn | 7%93% | $604bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 7.0k | 32%68% | 15.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 9 | 9%91% | 90 | 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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