HEAD TO HEAD
Myanmar vs Philippines
Verdict
Philippines holds a 64–36 advantage over Myanmar on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by economic size (GDP) (86% of the combined total, $462bn) and military spending (56% of the combined total, $6.4bn). Myanmar 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Myanmar | Share | Philippines | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $5.0bn | 44%56% | $6.4bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $74.1bn | 14%86% | $462bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 356.0k | 71%29% | 145.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 25 | 16%84% | 127 | 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.
