HEAD TO HEAD
Benin vs Niger
Verdict
Niger holds a 68–32 advantage over Benin on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (69% of the combined total, $489m) and logistics & power projection (86% of the combined total, 6). Benin 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Benin | Share | Niger | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $217m | 31%69% | $489m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $21.5bn | 52%48% | $19.9bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 12.0k | 27%73% | 33.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 1 | 14%86% | 6 | 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.
