HEAD TO HEAD
Egypt vs Vietnam
Verdict
Vietnam holds a 60–40 advantage over Egypt on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (81% of the combined total, $10.5bn) and economic size (GDP) (55% of the combined total, $476bn). Egypt leads on logistics & power projection.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Vietnam | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $2.5bn | 19%81% | $10.5bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $389bn | 45%55% | $476bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 439.0k | 48%52% | 482.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 58 | 60%40% | 38 | 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.
