DR Congo holds a 83–17 advantage over Congo Republic on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (86% of the combined total, $1.2bn) and economic size (GDP) (82% of the combined total, $71.0bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Congo Republic | Share | DR Congo | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $205m | 14%86% | $1.2bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $15.7bn | 18%82% | $71.0bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 10.0k | 7%93% | 134.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 11 | 31%69% | 24 | 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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