HEAD TO HEAD
Colombia vs Philippines
Verdict
Colombia holds a 55–45 advantage over Philippines on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (69% of the combined total, $14.5bn) and active personnel (64% of the combined total, 256.0k). Philippines leads on logistics & power projection and economic size (GDP).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Colombia | Share | Philippines | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $14.5bn | 69%31% | $6.4bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $419bn | 48%52% | $462bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 256.0k | 64%36% | 145.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 66 | 34%66% | 127 | 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.
