HEAD TO HEAD
Mozambique vs Zambia
Verdict
Mozambique holds a 54–46 advantage over Zambia on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (54% of the combined total, $468m) and logistics & power projection (73% of the combined total, 27). Zambia leads on active personnel and economic size (GDP).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Mozambique | Share | Zambia | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $468m | 54%46% | $406m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $22.7bn | 47%53% | $25.3bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 11.0k | 42%58% | 15.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 27 | 73%27% | 10 | 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.
