Thailand holds a 87–13 advantage over Cambodia on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (89% of the combined total, $6.0bn) and economic size (GDP) (92% of the combined total, $527bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Cambodia | Share | Thailand | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $739m | 11%89% | $6.0bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $46.4bn | 8%92% | $527bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 124.0k | 26%74% | 361.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 9 | 12%88% | 64 | 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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