HEAD TO HEAD
Philippines vs Taiwan
Verdict
Taiwan holds a 53–47 advantage over Philippines on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (74% of the combined total, $18.2bn) and active personnel (54% of the combined total, 169.0k). Philippines leads on logistics & power projection.
2 factors — economic size (GDP), nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Philippines | Share | Taiwan | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $6.4bn | 26%74% | $18.2bn | 45% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 145.0k | 46%54% | 169.0k | 27% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 127 | 82%18% | 28 | 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.
