HEAD TO HEAD
Kazakhstan vs Uzbekistan
Verdict
Kazakhstan holds a 58–42 advantage over Uzbekistan on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by economic size (GDP) (72% of the combined total, $291bn) and logistics & power projection (70% of the combined total, 28). Uzbekistan leads on active personnel and 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Kazakhstan | Share | Uzbekistan | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $1.3bn | 48%52% | $1.4bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $291bn | 72%28% | $115bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 39.0k | 45%55% | 48.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 28 | 70%30% | 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.
