HEAD TO HEAD
Mexico vs Ukraine
Verdict
Ukraine holds a 54–46 advantage over Mexico on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (86% of the combined total, $84.1bn) and active personnel (76% of the combined total, 688.0k). Mexico leads on economic size (GDP) and logistics & power projection.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Ukraine | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $13.6bn | 14%86% | $84.1bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $1.9tn | 91%9% | $191bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 216.0k | 24%76% | 688.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 89 | 61%39% | 58 | 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.
