HEAD TO HEAD
Brazil vs Ethiopia
Verdict
Brazil holds a 84–16 advantage over Ethiopia on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (98% of the combined total, $23.9bn) and economic size (GDP) (94% of the combined total, $2.2tn). Ethiopia 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Brazil | Share | Ethiopia | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $23.9bn | 98%2% | $528m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $2.2tn | 94%6% | $150bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 367.0k | 42%58% | 503.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 183 | 92%8% | 16 | 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.
