HEAD TO HEAD
Iran vs Philippines
Verdict
Iran holds a 55–45 advantage over Philippines on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (54% of the combined total, $7.4bn) and active personnel (81% of the combined total, 610.0k). Philippines leads on 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Iran | Share | Philippines | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $7.4bn | 54%46% | $6.4bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $475bn | 51%49% | $462bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 610.0k | 81%19% | 145.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 76 | 37%63% | 127 | 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.
