HEAD TO HEAD
Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan
Verdict
Kyrgyzstan holds a 59–41 advantage over Tajikistan on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (71% of the combined total, $601m) and economic size (GDP) (55% of the combined total, $17.5bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Kyrgyzstan | Share | Tajikistan | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $601m | 71%29% | $247m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $17.5bn | 55%45% | $14.2bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 11.0k | 55%45% | 9.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 7 | 50%50% | 7 | 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.
