Bosnia and Herzegovina holds a 66–34 advantage over Montenegro on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by economic size (GDP) (78% of the combined total, $29.6bn) and military spending (57% of the combined total, $231m). Montenegro leads on logistics & power projection.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Share | Montenegro | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $231m | 57%43% | $177m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $29.6bn | 78%22% | $8.3bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 11.0k | 85%15% | 2.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 5 | 45%55% | 6 | 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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