Nigeria holds a 92–8 advantage over Equatorial Guinea on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (95% of the combined total, $2.1bn) and economic size (GDP) (95% of the combined total, $252bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Equatorial Guinea | Share | Nigeria | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $121m | 5%95% | $2.1bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $12.8bn | 5%95% | $252bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 1.0k | 1%99% | 143.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 10 | 23%77% | 34 | 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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