Türkiye holds a 71–29 advantage over Philippines on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (82% of the combined total, $30.0bn) and economic size (GDP) (75% of the combined total, $1.4tn). Philippines leads on logistics & power projection.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Philippines | Share | Türkiye | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $6.4bn | 18%82% | $30.0bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $462bn | 25%75% | $1.4tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 145.0k | 29%71% | 355.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 127 | 51%49% | 120 | 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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