Brazil holds a 91–9 advantage over Ecuador on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (90% of the combined total, $23.9bn) and economic size (GDP) (95% of the combined total, $2.2tn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Brazil | Share | Ecuador | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $23.9bn | 90%10% | $2.7bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $2.2tn | 95%5% | $125bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 367.0k | 90%10% | 41.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 183 | 90%10% | 20 | 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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