Cuba holds a 83–17 advantage over Haiti on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (77% of the combined total, $129m) and economic size (GDP) (81% of the combined total, $107bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Cuba | Share | Haiti | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $129m | 77%23% | $39.1m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $107bn | 81%19% | $25.2bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 49.0k | 98%2% | 1.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 29 | 81%19% | 7 | 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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