HEAD TO HEAD
Jamaica vs Nicaragua
Verdict
Jamaica holds a 59–41 advantage over Nicaragua on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (71% of the combined total, $287m) and logistics & power projection (73% of the combined total, 8). Nicaragua 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Jamaica | Share | Nicaragua | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $287m | 71%29% | $116m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $22.0bn | 53%47% | $19.7bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 6.0k | 33%67% | 12.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 8 | 73%27% | 3 | 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.
