HEAD TO HEAD
Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon
Verdict
Gabon holds a 71–29 advantage over Equatorial Guinea on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (75% of the combined total, $356m) and active personnel (83% of the combined total, 5.0k).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Equatorial Guinea | Share | Gabon | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $121m | 25%75% | $356m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $12.8bn | 38%62% | $20.9bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 1.0k | 17%83% | 5.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 10 | 33%67% | 20 | 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.
