HEAD TO HEAD
Côte d'Ivoire vs Liberia
Verdict
Côte d'Ivoire holds a 85–15 advantage over Liberia on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (95% of the combined total, $759m) and economic size (GDP) (95% of the combined total, $87.1bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Côte d'Ivoire | Share | Liberia | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $759m | 95%6% | $44.2m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $87.1bn | 95%5% | $4.8bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 27.0k | 93%7% | 2.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 7 | 50%50% | 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.
