HEAD TO HEAD
Egypt vs Mexico
Verdict
Mexico holds a 69–31 advantage over Egypt on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (85% of the combined total, $13.6bn) and economic size (GDP) (83% of the combined total, $1.9tn). Egypt 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Egypt | Share | Mexico | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $2.5bn | 15%85% | $13.6bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $389bn | 17%83% | $1.9tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 439.0k | 67%33% | 216.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 58 | 39%61% | 89 | 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.
