Indonesia holds a 64–36 advantage over Pakistan on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by economic size (GDP) (79% of the combined total, $1.4tn) and military spending (56% of the combined total, $15.0bn). 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Indonesia | Share | Pakistan | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $15.0bn | 56%44% | $11.9bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $1.4tn | 79%21% | $372bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 396.0k | 38%62% | 652.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 198 | 83%17% | 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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