India holds a 93–7 advantage over Bangladesh on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (96% of the combined total, $92.1bn) and economic size (GDP) (90% of the combined total, $3.9tn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Bangladesh | Share | India | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $3.8bn | 4%96% | $92.1bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $450bn | 10%90% | $3.9tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 163.0k | 10%90% | 1.5m | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 9 | 6%94% | 146 | 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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