HEAD TO HEAD
Mexico vs Saudi Arabia
Verdict
Saudi Arabia holds a 57–43 advantage over Mexico on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (86% of the combined total, $83.2bn) and active personnel (54% of the combined total, 257.0k). Mexico leads on logistics & power projection and 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Mexico | Share | Saudi Arabia | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $13.6bn | 14%86% | $83.2bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $1.9tn | 60%40% | $1.2tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 216.0k | 46%54% | 257.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 89 | 64%36% | 50 | 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.
