HEAD TO HEAD
Ecuador vs Peru
Verdict
Peru holds a 62–38 advantage over Ecuador on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by economic size (GDP) (70% of the combined total, $289bn) and logistics & power projection (71% of the combined total, 48). Ecuador leads on military spending.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Ecuador | Share | Peru | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $2.7bn | 51%49% | $2.6bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $125bn | 30%70% | $289bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 41.0k | 34%66% | 81.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 20 | 29%71% | 48 | 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.
