HEAD TO HEAD
DR Congo vs Tanzania
Verdict
DR Congo holds a 58–42 advantage over Tanzania on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (54% of the combined total, $1.2bn) and active personnel (83% of the combined total, 134.0k). Tanzania 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | DR Congo | Share | Tanzania | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $1.2bn | 54%46% | $1.0bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $71.0bn | 47%53% | $78.8bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 134.0k | 83%17% | 27.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 24 | 55%45% | 20 | 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.
