HEAD TO HEAD
Indonesia vs Mexico
Verdict
Indonesia holds a 56–44 advantage over Mexico on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (52% of the combined total, $15.0bn) and logistics & power projection (69% of the combined total, 198). Mexico leads on 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Indonesia | Share | Mexico | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $15.0bn | 52%48% | $13.6bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $1.4tn | 43%57% | $1.9tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 396.0k | 65%35% | 216.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 198 | 69%31% | 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.
