HEAD TO HEAD
Cambodia vs Malaysia
Verdict
Malaysia holds a 80–20 advantage over Cambodia on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (87% of the combined total, $4.9bn) and economic size (GDP) (90% of the combined total, $422bn). Cambodia leads on active personnel.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Cambodia | Share | Malaysia | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $739m | 13%87% | $4.9bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $46.4bn | 10%90% | $422bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 124.0k | 52%48% | 113.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 9 | 13%87% | 60 | 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.
