HEAD TO HEAD

India vs Mexico

Verdict

India holds a 77–23 advantage over Mexico on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.

The margin is driven by military spending (87% of the combined total, $92.1bn) and economic size (GDP) (68% of the combined total, $3.9tn).

1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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

FactorIndiaShareMexicoWeight
Military spending
SIPRI Milex
$92.1bn
87%13%
$13.6bn33%
Economic size (GDP)
World Bank WDI
$3.9tn
68%32%
$1.9tn27%
Active personnel
COW NMC
1.5m
87%13%
216.0k20%
Logistics & power projection
OurAirports
146
62%38%
8920%

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.

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