HEAD TO HEAD
Indonesia vs Vietnam
Verdict
Indonesia holds a 65–35 advantage over Vietnam on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by economic size (GDP) (75% of the combined total, $1.4tn) and military spending (59% of the combined total, $15.0bn). Vietnam 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Indonesia | Share | Vietnam | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $15.0bn | 59%41% | $10.5bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $1.4tn | 75%25% | $476bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 396.0k | 45%55% | 482.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 198 | 84%16% | 38 | 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.
