HEAD TO HEAD
Australia vs Timor-Leste
Verdict
Australia holds a 99–1 advantage over Timor-Leste on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (100% of the combined total, $35.3bn) and economic size (GDP) (100% of the combined total, $1.8tn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Australia | Share | Timor-Leste | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $35.3bn | 100%0% | $47.9m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $1.8tn | 100%0% | $1.9bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 60.0k | 97%3% | 2.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 213 | 98%2% | 5 | 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.
