HEAD TO HEAD
Philippines vs Thailand
Verdict
Philippines and Thailand are close to evenly matched, 49–51 on the Relative Advantage Index.
Philippines leads on military spending (52% of the combined total, $6.4bn) and logistics & power projection (66% of the combined total, 127), which Thailand offsets elsewhere.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Philippines | Share | Thailand | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $6.4bn | 52%48% | $6.0bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $462bn | 47%53% | $527bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 145.0k | 29%71% | 361.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 127 | 66%34% | 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.
