HEAD TO HEAD
Colombia vs Egypt
Verdict
Colombia holds a 60–40 advantage over Egypt on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (85% of the combined total, $14.5bn) and economic size (GDP) (52% of the combined total, $419bn). Egypt 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Colombia | Share | Egypt | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $14.5bn | 85%15% | $2.5bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $419bn | 52%48% | $389bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 256.0k | 37%63% | 439.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 66 | 53%47% | 58 | 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.
