HEAD TO HEAD
Rwanda vs Tanzania
Verdict
Tanzania holds a 77–23 advantage over Rwanda on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (84% of the combined total, $1.0bn) and economic size (GDP) (85% of the combined total, $78.8bn). Rwanda leads on 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Rwanda | Share | Tanzania | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $191m | 16%84% | $1.0bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $14.3bn | 15%85% | $78.8bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 33.0k | 55%45% | 27.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 3 | 13%87% | 20 | 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.
