HEAD TO HEAD
Italy vs Thailand
Verdict
Italy holds a 72–28 advantage over Thailand on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (89% of the combined total, $48.1bn) and economic size (GDP) (82% of the combined total, $2.4tn). Thailand 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Italy | Share | Thailand | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $48.1bn | 89%11% | $6.0bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $2.4tn | 82%18% | $527bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 161.0k | 31%69% | 361.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 152 | 70%30% | 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.
