Germany holds a 63–37 advantage over Türkiye on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (79% of the combined total, $114bn) and economic size (GDP) (78% of the combined total, $4.7tn). Türkiye 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Germany | Share | Türkiye | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $114bn | 79%21% | $30.0bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $4.7tn | 78%22% | $1.4tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 183.0k | 34%66% | 355.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 100 | 45%55% | 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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