HEAD TO HEAD
Bangladesh vs Myanmar
Verdict
Bangladesh and Myanmar are close to evenly matched, 49–51 on the Relative Advantage Index.
Bangladesh leads on economic size (GDP) (86% of the combined total, $450bn), which Myanmar offsets elsewhere.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Bangladesh | Share | Myanmar | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $3.8bn | 43%57% | $5.0bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $450bn | 86%14% | $74.1bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 163.0k | 31%69% | 356.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 9 | 26%74% | 25 | 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.
