HEAD TO HEAD
Ethiopia vs Spain
Verdict
Spain holds a 79–21 advantage over Ethiopia on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (99% of the combined total, $40.2bn) and economic size (GDP) (92% of the combined total, $1.7tn). Ethiopia 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Ethiopia | Share | Spain | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $528m | 1%99% | $40.2bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $150bn | 8%92% | $1.7tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 503.0k | 80%20% | 124.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 16 | 13%87% | 107 | 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.
