HEAD TO HEAD
DR Congo vs Rwanda
Verdict
DR Congo holds a 85–15 advantage over Rwanda on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (87% of the combined total, $1.2bn) and economic size (GDP) (83% of the combined total, $71.0bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | DR Congo | Share | Rwanda | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $1.2bn | 87%14% | $191m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $71.0bn | 83%17% | $14.3bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 134.0k | 80%20% | 33.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 24 | 89%11% | 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.
