HEAD TO HEAD
Indonesia vs North Korea
Verdict
Indonesia holds a 72–28 advantage over North Korea on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (90% of the combined total, $15.0bn) and logistics & power projection (88% of the combined total, 198). North Korea leads on active personnel.
2 factors — economic size (GDP), nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | North Korea | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $15.0bn | 90%10% | $1.6bn | 45% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 396.0k | 24%76% | 1.3m | 27% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 198 | 88%12% | 27 | 27% |
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.
