HEAD TO HEAD
Djibouti vs Eritrea
Verdict
Eritrea holds a 71–29 advantage over Djibouti on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (83% of the combined total, $182m) and active personnel (97% of the combined total, 302.0k). Djibouti leads on economic size (GDP).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Djibouti | Share | Eritrea | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $36.3m | 17%83% | $182m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $4.2bn | 67%33% | $2.1bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 8.0k | 3%97% | 302.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 1 | 25%75% | 3 | 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.
