HEAD TO HEAD
Turkmenistan vs Uzbekistan
Verdict
Uzbekistan holds a 73–27 advantage over Turkmenistan on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (93% of the combined total, $1.4bn) and economic size (GDP) (69% of the combined total, $115bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Turkmenistan | Share | Uzbekistan | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $112m | 7%93% | $1.4bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $51.4bn | 31%69% | $115bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 37.0k | 44%56% | 48.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 8 | 40%60% | 12 | 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.
