HEAD TO HEAD
Egypt vs Türkiye
Verdict
Türkiye holds a 74–26 advantage over Egypt on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (92% of the combined total, $30.0bn) and economic size (GDP) (78% of the combined total, $1.4tn). Egypt 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Türkiye | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $2.5bn | 8%92% | $30.0bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $389bn | 22%78% | $1.4tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 439.0k | 55%45% | 355.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 58 | 33%67% | 120 | 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.
