Brazil holds a 69–31 advantage over Pakistan on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by economic size (GDP) (85% of the combined total, $2.2tn) and military spending (67% of the combined total, $23.9bn). Pakistan 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Brazil | Share | Pakistan | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $23.9bn | 67%33% | $11.9bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $2.2tn | 85%15% | $372bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 367.0k | 36%64% | 652.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 183 | 82%18% | 41 | 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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