HEAD TO HEAD
Egypt vs Lebanon
Verdict
Egypt holds a 86–14 advantage over Lebanon on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by economic size (GDP) (95% of the combined total, $389bn) and military spending (75% of the combined total, $2.5bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Lebanon | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $2.5bn | 75%25% | $828m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $389bn | 95%5% | $20.1bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 439.0k | 88%12% | 60.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 58 | 92%8% | 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.
