HEAD TO HEAD
Canada vs Indonesia
Verdict
Canada holds a 57–43 advantage over Indonesia on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (71% of the combined total, $37.5bn) and economic size (GDP) (62% of the combined total, $2.2tn). Indonesia 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Indonesia | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $37.5bn | 71%29% | $15.0bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $2.2tn | 62%38% | $1.4tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 67.0k | 14%86% | 396.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 460 | 70%30% | 198 | 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.
