HEAD TO HEAD
Colombia vs Ethiopia
Verdict
Colombia holds a 75–25 advantage over Ethiopia on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (96% of the combined total, $14.5bn) and economic size (GDP) (74% of the combined total, $419bn). 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Colombia | Share | Ethiopia | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $14.5bn | 96%4% | $528m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $419bn | 74%26% | $150bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 256.0k | 34%66% | 503.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 66 | 80%20% | 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.
