HEAD TO HEAD
Egypt vs North Korea
Verdict
Egypt holds a 53–47 advantage over North Korea on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (61% of the combined total, $2.5bn) and logistics & power projection (68% of the combined total, 58). North Korea leads on active personnel.
2 factors — economic size (GDP), nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | North Korea | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $2.5bn | 61%39% | $1.6bn | 45% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 439.0k | 26%74% | 1.3m | 27% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 58 | 68%32% | 27 | 27% |
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.
