India holds a 77–23 advantage over Mexico on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (87% of the combined total, $92.1bn) and economic size (GDP) (68% 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | India | Share | Mexico | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $92.1bn | 87%13% | $13.6bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $3.9tn | 68%32% | $1.9tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 1.5m | 87%13% | 216.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 146 | 62%38% | 89 | 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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