HEAD TO HEAD
Egypt vs Ethiopia
Verdict
Egypt holds a 72–28 advantage over Ethiopia on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (83% of the combined total, $2.5bn) and economic size (GDP) (72% of the combined total, $389bn). Ethiopia leads on active personnel.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Egypt | Share | Ethiopia | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $2.5bn | 83%17% | $528m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $389bn | 72%28% | $150bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 439.0k | 47%53% | 503.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 58 | 78%22% | 16 | 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.
