HEAD TO HEAD
Gabon vs Sao Tome and Principe
Verdict
Gabon holds a 88–12 advantage over Sao Tome and Principe on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by economic size (GDP) (96% of the combined total, $20.9bn) and active personnel (83% of the combined total, 5.0k).
2 factors — military spending, nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Gabon | Share | Sao Tome and Principe | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $20.9bn | 96%4% | $822m | 40% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 5.0k | 83%17% | 1.0k | 30% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 20 | 83%17% | 4 | 30% |
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.
