HEAD TO HEAD
Pakistan vs Thailand
Verdict
Pakistan holds a 54–46 advantage over Thailand on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (66% of the combined total, $11.9bn) and active personnel (64% of the combined total, 652.0k). Thailand leads on logistics & power projection 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Pakistan | Share | Thailand | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $11.9bn | 66%34% | $6.0bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $372bn | 41%59% | $527bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 652.0k | 64%36% | 361.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 41 | 39%61% | 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.
