Philippines holds a 95–5 advantage over Brunei Darussalam on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (92% of the combined total, $6.4bn) and economic size (GDP) (97% of the combined total, $462bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Brunei Darussalam | Share | Philippines | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $560m | 8%92% | $6.4bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $15.3bn | 3%97% | $462bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 7.0k | 5%95% | 145.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 4 | 3%97% | 127 | 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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