Angola holds a 56–44 advantage over DR Congo on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (54% of the combined total, $1.5bn) and economic size (GDP) (59% of the combined total, $101bn). DR Congo 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Angola | Share | DR Congo | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $1.5bn | 54%46% | $1.2bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $101bn | 59%41% | $71.0bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 107.0k | 44%56% | 134.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 43 | 64%36% | 24 | 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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