HEAD TO HEAD
Burkina Faso vs Ghana
Verdict
Ghana holds a 63–37 advantage over Burkina Faso on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by economic size (GDP) (78% of the combined total, $82.3bn) and logistics & power projection (80% of the combined total, 8). 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Ghana | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $892m | 64%36% | $507m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $23.1bn | 22%78% | $82.3bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 7.0k | 30%70% | 16.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 2 | 20%80% | 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.
