HEAD TO HEAD
Indonesia vs Italy
Verdict
Italy holds a 57–43 advantage over Indonesia on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (76% of the combined total, $48.1bn) and economic size (GDP) (63% of the combined total, $2.4tn). Indonesia leads on active personnel and logistics & power projection.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Indonesia | Share | Italy | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $15.0bn | 24%76% | $48.1bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $1.4tn | 37%63% | $2.4tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 396.0k | 71%29% | 161.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 198 | 57%43% | 152 | 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.
