HEAD TO HEAD
Afghanistan vs Uzbekistan
Verdict
Uzbekistan holds a 69–31 advantage over Afghanistan on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (84% of the combined total, $1.4bn) and economic size (GDP) (87% of the combined total, $115bn). Afghanistan 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 by factor
| Factor | Afghanistan | Share | Uzbekistan | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $278m | 16%84% | $1.4bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $17.2bn | 13%87% | $115bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 100.0k | 68%32% | 48.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 9 | 43%57% | 12 | 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.
