Germany holds a 82–18 advantage over Ethiopia on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (100% of the combined total, $114bn) and economic size (GDP) (97% of the combined total, $4.7tn). Ethiopia 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1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Ethiopia | Share | Germany | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $528m | 0%100% | $114bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $150bn | 3%97% | $4.7tn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 503.0k | 73%27% | 183.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 16 | 14%86% | 100 | 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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