HEAD TO HEAD
Mexico vs Spain
Verdict
Spain holds a 56–44 advantage over Mexico on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (75% of the combined total, $40.2bn) and logistics & power projection (55% of the combined total, 107). Mexico leads on active personnel 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Spain | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $13.6bn | 25%75% | $40.2bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $1.9tn | 52%48% | $1.7tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 216.0k | 64%36% | 124.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 89 | 45%55% | 107 | 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.
