HEAD TO HEAD
Iran vs Thailand
Verdict
Iran holds a 55–45 advantage over Thailand on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (55% of the combined total, $7.4bn) and active personnel (63% of the combined total, 610.0k). Thailand 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Iran | Share | Thailand | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $7.4bn | 55%45% | $6.0bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $475bn | 47%53% | $527bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 610.0k | 63%37% | 361.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 76 | 54%46% | 64 | 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.
