HEAD TO HEAD
Philippines vs United States
Verdict
United States holds a 96–4 advantage over Philippines on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (99% of the combined total, $954bn) and economic size (GDP) (98% of the combined total, $28.8tn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | United States | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $6.4bn | 1%99% | $954bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $462bn | 2%98% | $28.8tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 145.0k | 10%90% | 1.4m | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 127 | 7%93% | 1.6k | 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.
