HEAD TO HEAD
DR Congo vs Uganda
Verdict
DR Congo holds a 63–37 advantage over Uganda on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by logistics & power projection (83% of the combined total, 24) and economic size (GDP) (57% of the combined total, $71.0bn). Uganda 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | DR Congo | Share | Uganda | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $1.2bn | 49%51% | $1.3bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $71.0bn | 57%43% | $53.9bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 134.0k | 75%25% | 45.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 24 | 83%17% | 5 | 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.
