Tanzania holds a 66–34 advantage over Mozambique on the Relative Advantage Index, a clear margin.
The margin is driven by military spending (69% of the combined total, $1.0bn) and economic size (GDP) (78% of the combined total, $78.8bn). Mozambique leads on logistics & power projection.
1 factor — nuclear warheads — could not be scored because the figure is unpublished for at least one side.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 | Tanzania | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Military spending SIPRI Milex | $468m | 31%69% | $1.0bn | 33% |
Economic size (GDP) World Bank WDI | $22.7bn | 22%78% | $78.8bn | 27% |
Active personnel COW NMC | 11.0k | 29%71% | 27.0k | 20% |
Logistics & power projection OurAirports | 27 | 57%43% | 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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