HEAD TO HEAD
Cameroon vs Gabon
Verdict
Cameroon holds a 64–36 advantage over Gabon on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (64% of the combined total, $627m) and economic size (GDP) (72% of the combined total, $53.3bn). Gabon leads on logistics & power projection.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Cameroon | Share | Gabon | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $627m | 64%36% | $356m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $53.3bn | 72%28% | $20.9bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 25.0k | 83%17% | 5.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 11 | 35%65% | 20 | 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.
