Cameroon holds a 79–21 advantage over Equatorial Guinea on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (84% of the combined total, $627m) and economic size (GDP) (81% of the combined total, $53.3bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Cameroon | Share | Equatorial Guinea | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $627m | 84%16% | $121m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $53.3bn | 81%19% | $12.8bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 25.0k | 96%4% | 1.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 11 | 52%48% | 10 | 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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