Burkina Faso holds a 62–38 advantage over Togo on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (81% of the combined total, $892m) and economic size (GDP) (68% of the combined total, $23.1bn). Togo 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Burkina Faso | Share | Togo | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $892m | 81%19% | $205m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $23.1bn | 68%32% | $10.7bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 7.0k | 35%65% | 13.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 2 | 50%50% | 2 | 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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