HEAD TO HEAD
Cuba vs Jamaica
Verdict
Cuba holds a 66–34 advantage over Jamaica on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by economic size (GDP) (83% of the combined total, $107bn) and active personnel (89% of the combined total, 49.0k). Jamaica 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Cuba | Share | Jamaica | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $129m | 31%69% | $287m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $107bn | 83%17% | $22.0bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 49.0k | 89%11% | 6.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 29 | 78%22% | 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.
