HEAD TO HEAD
Mexico vs Thailand
Verdict
Mexico holds a 63–37 advantage over Thailand on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (70% of the combined total, $13.6bn) and economic size (GDP) (78% of the combined total, $1.9tn). 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Mexico | Share | Thailand | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $13.6bn | 70%30% | $6.0bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $1.9tn | 78%22% | $527bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 216.0k | 37%63% | 361.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 89 | 58%42% | 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.
