HEAD TO HEAD
Mozambique vs Zimbabwe
Verdict
Mozambique holds a 55–45 advantage over Zimbabwe on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (75% of the combined total, $468m) and logistics & power projection (75% of the combined total, 27). Zimbabwe 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Zimbabwe | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $468m | 75%25% | $160m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $22.7bn | 35%65% | $41.5bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 11.0k | 28%73% | 29.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 27 | 75%25% | 9 | 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.
