HEAD TO HEAD
Malaysia vs Singapore
Verdict
Malaysia and Singapore are close to evenly matched, 50–50 on the Relative Advantage Index.
Malaysia leads on logistics & power projection (85% of the combined total, 60) and active personnel (69% of the combined total, 113.0k), which Singapore offsets elsewhere.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Malaysia | Share | Singapore | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $4.9bn | 22%78% | $17.4bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $422bn | 44%56% | $547bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 113.0k | 69%31% | 51.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 60 | 85%15% | 11 | 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.
