HEAD TO HEAD
Burkina Faso vs Côte d'Ivoire
Verdict
Côte d'Ivoire holds a 68–32 advantage over Burkina Faso on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by economic size (GDP) (79% of the combined total, $87.1bn) and active personnel (79% of the combined total, 27.0k). Burkina Faso leads on military spending.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Burkina Faso | Share | Côte d'Ivoire | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $892m | 54%46% | $759m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $23.1bn | 21%79% | $87.1bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 7.0k | 21%79% | 27.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 2 | 22%78% | 7 | 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.
