HEAD TO HEAD
Ethiopia vs Yemen
Verdict
Ethiopia holds a 60–40 advantage over Yemen on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by economic size (GDP) (87% of the combined total, $150bn) and active personnel (93% of the combined total, 503.0k). Yemen leads on military spending.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Yemen | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $528m | 24%76% | $1.7bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $150bn | 87%13% | $21.6bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 503.0k | 93%7% | 40.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 16 | 53%47% | 14 | 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.
