Armenia vs Azerbaijan
Armenia vs Azerbaijan: National power
National power in 2022: 0.06% of world capability in Armenia and 0.14% of world capability in Azerbaijan, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Azerbaijan, by 0.08 percentage points, or 2.47 times that in Armenia.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Azerbaijan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1991.
- In 2022, Armenia ranked 115 and Azerbaijan ranked 77 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Armenia | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 2021 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| 2020 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 2019 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 2018 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 2017 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 2016 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 2015 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 2014 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 2013 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 2012 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 2011 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 2010 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 2009 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 2008 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| 2007 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 2006 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 2005 | 0.06 | 0.13 |
| 2004 | 0.07 | 0.14 |
| 2003 | 0.07 | 0.14 |
| 2002 | 0.07 | 0.15 |
| 2001 | 0.07 | 0.14 |
| 2000 | 0.07 | 0.14 |
| 1999 | 0.07 | 0.13 |
| 1998 | 0.07 | 0.13 |
| 1997 | 0.08 | 0.13 |
| 1996 | 0.08 | 0.13 |
| 1995 | 0.08 | 0.13 |
| 1994 | 0.08 | 0.12 |
| 1993 | 0.05 | 0.12 |
| 1992 | 0.05 | 0.13 |
| 1991 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Armenia vs Azerbaijan
Health
- Life expectancyArmenia: 75.7 years in 2023Azerbaijan: 74.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArmenia: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Azerbaijan: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArmenia: 8.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Azerbaijan: 15 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterArmenia: 82.4% in 2022Azerbaijan: 71.6% in 2022
- DepressionArmenia: 2.76% in 2017Azerbaijan: 2.59% in 2017
- Suicide rateArmenia: 8.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Azerbaijan: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArmenia: 2.94 million people in 2023Azerbaijan: 10.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthArmenia: 2.79% a year in 2023Azerbaijan: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArmenia: 1.71 births per woman in 2023Azerbaijan: 1.67 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArmenia: 65.9% in 2025Azerbaijan: 58.6% in 2025
- Median ageArmenia: 35.8 years in 2023Azerbaijan: 32.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArmenia: 13.2% in 2023Azerbaijan: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateArmenia: 25.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Azerbaijan: -8.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArmenia: 6.09% of GDP in 2025Azerbaijan: 6.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArmenia: $1.65B in 2025Azerbaijan: $4.67B in 2025
- Military spending per personArmenia: $582 in 2025Azerbaijan: $476 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArmenia: 19.9% of government spending in 2025Azerbaijan: 17.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArmenia: 47,000 people in 2020Azerbaijan: 82,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersArmenia: 3.25% of the labour force in 2020Azerbaijan: 1.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArmenia: 21 million TIV in 2025Azerbaijan: 463 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArmenia: 4 million TIV in 2006Azerbaijan: 2 million TIV in 2023