Algeria holds a 92–8 advantage over Mali on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (96% of the combined total, $25.4bn) and economic size (GDP) (91% of the combined total, $269bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Algeria | Share | Mali | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $25.4bn | 96%4% | $953m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $269bn | 91%9% | $26.8bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 139.0k | 87%13% | 21.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 56 | 92%8% | 5 | 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 2026-08-04.
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