HEAD TO HEAD
Madagascar vs Mozambique
Verdict
Mozambique holds a 59–41 advantage over Madagascar on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (80% of the combined total, $468m) and economic size (GDP) (57% of the combined total, $22.7bn). Madagascar leads on logistics & power projection and 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Madagascar | Share | Mozambique | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $120m | 20%80% | $468m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $17.4bn | 43%57% | $22.7bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 14.0k | 56%44% | 11.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 36 | 57%43% | 27 | 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.
