Australia holds a 64–36 advantage over Colombia on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (71% of the combined total, $35.3bn) and economic size (GDP) (81% of the combined total, $1.8tn). Colombia leads on active personnel.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Australia | Share | Colombia | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $35.3bn | 71%29% | $14.5bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $1.8tn | 81%19% | $419bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 60.0k | 19%81% | 256.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 213 | 76%24% | 66 | 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 2026-08-04.
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