HEAD TO HEAD
Philippines vs Vietnam
Verdict
Vietnam holds a 54–46 advantage over Philippines on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (62% of the combined total, $10.5bn) and active personnel (77% of the combined total, 482.0k). Philippines leads on logistics & power projection.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Vietnam | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $6.4bn | 38%62% | $10.5bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $462bn | 49%51% | $476bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 145.0k | 23%77% | 482.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 127 | 77%23% | 38 | 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.
