HEAD TO HEAD
Eritrea vs Sudan
Verdict
Sudan holds a 69–31 advantage over Eritrea on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by economic size (GDP) (96% of the combined total, $49.7bn) and military spending (67% of the combined total, $369m). Eritrea 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Eritrea | Share | Sudan | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $182m | 33%67% | $369m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $2.1bn | 4%96% | $49.7bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 302.0k | 74%26% | 104.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 3 | 20%80% | 12 | 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.
