Oman holds a 76–24 advantage over Bahrain on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (80% of the combined total, $6.0bn) and economic size (GDP) (69% of the combined total, $107bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Bahrain | Share | Oman | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $1.5bn | 20%80% | $6.0bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $47.1bn | 31%69% | $107bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 8.0k | 16%84% | 43.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 6 | 32%68% | 13 | 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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