HEAD TO HEAD
Canada vs Colombia
Verdict
Canada holds a 68–32 advantage over Colombia on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (72% of the combined total, $37.5bn) and economic size (GDP) (84% of the combined total, $2.2tn). Colombia 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Canada | Share | Colombia | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $37.5bn | 72%28% | $14.5bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $2.2tn | 84%16% | $419bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 67.0k | 21%79% | 256.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 460 | 87%13% | 66 | 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.
