HEAD TO HEAD
North Korea vs Philippines
Verdict
Philippines holds a 62–38 advantage over North Korea on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (80% of the combined total, $6.4bn) and logistics & power projection (82% of the combined total, 127). North Korea leads on active personnel.
2 factors — economic size (GDP), nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | North Korea | Share | Philippines | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $1.6bn | 20%80% | $6.4bn | 45% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 1.3m | 90%10% | 145.0k | 27% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 27 | 18%82% | 127 | 27% |
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.
