Mozambique holds a 94–6 advantage over Seychelles on the Relative Advantage Index, a decisive margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (94% of the combined total, $468m) and economic size (GDP) (91% of the combined total, $22.7bn).
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Mozambique | Share | Seychelles | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $468m | 94%6% | $28.4m | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $22.7bn | 91%9% | $2.2bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 11.0k | 100%0% | 0 | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 27 | 90%10% | 3 | 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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