HEAD TO HEAD
Afghanistan vs Turkmenistan
Verdict
Afghanistan holds a 56–44 advantage over Turkmenistan on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (71% of the combined total, $278m) and active personnel (73% of the combined total, 100.0k). Turkmenistan leads on economic size (GDP).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 by factor
| Factor | Afghanistan | Share | Turkmenistan | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $278m | 71%29% | $112m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $17.2bn | 25%75% | $51.4bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 100.0k | 73%27% | 37.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 9 | 53%47% | 8 | 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 2026-10-22.
