Gabon holds a 56–44 advantage over Congo Republic on the Relative Advantage Index.
The margin is driven by military spending (63% of the combined total, $356m) and economic size (GDP) (57% of the combined total, $20.9bn). Congo Republic 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Congo Republic | Share | Gabon | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $205m | 37%63% | $356m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $15.7bn | 43%57% | $20.9bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 10.0k | 67%33% | 5.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 11 | 35%65% | 20 | 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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