Angola holds a 82–18 advantage over Namibia on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (78% of the combined total, $1.5bn) and economic size (GDP) (88% of the combined total, $101bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Namibia | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $1.5bn | 78%22% | $411m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $101bn | 88%12% | $13.4bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 107.0k | 91%9% | 10.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 43 | 73%27% | 16 | 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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