Azerbaijan vs Georgia
Azerbaijan vs Georgia: National power
National power in 2022: 0.14% of world capability in Azerbaijan and 0.04% of world capability in Georgia, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Azerbaijan, by 0.1 percentage points, or 3.5 times that in Georgia.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Azerbaijan has been higher since 1992, when it overtook Georgia.
- In 2022, Azerbaijan ranked 77 and Georgia ranked 128 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Azerbaijan | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| 2021 | 0.15 | 0.04 |
| 2020 | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| 2019 | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| 2018 | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| 2017 | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| 2016 | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| 2015 | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| 2014 | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| 2013 | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| 2012 | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| 2011 | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| 2010 | 0.14 | 0.05 |
| 2009 | 0.14 | 0.05 |
| 2008 | 0.15 | 0.05 |
| 2007 | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| 2006 | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| 2005 | 0.13 | 0.04 |
| 2004 | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| 2003 | 0.14 | 0.05 |
| 2002 | 0.15 | 0.05 |
| 2001 | 0.14 | 0.05 |
| 2000 | 0.14 | 0.06 |
| 1999 | 0.13 | 0.05 |
| 1998 | 0.13 | 0.05 |
| 1997 | 0.13 | 0.05 |
| 1996 | 0.13 | 0.05 |
| 1995 | 0.13 | 0.05 |
| 1994 | 0.12 | 0.05 |
| 1993 | 0.12 | 0.07 |
| 1992 | 0.13 | 0.1 |
| 1991 | 0.09 | 0.11 |
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
Azerbaijan vs Georgia
Health
- Life expectancyAzerbaijan: 74.4 years in 2023Georgia: 74.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAzerbaijan: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Georgia: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAzerbaijan: 15 per 1,000 live births in 2023Georgia: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAzerbaijan: 71.6% in 2022Georgia: 69.1% in 2022
- DepressionAzerbaijan: 2.59% in 2017Georgia: 2.8% in 2017
- Suicide rateAzerbaijan: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Georgia: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAzerbaijan: 10.3 million people in 2023Georgia: 3.81 million people in 2023
- Population growthAzerbaijan: -0.26% a year in 2023Georgia: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAzerbaijan: 1.67 births per woman in 2023Georgia: 1.81 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAzerbaijan: 58.6% in 2025Georgia: 61.2% in 2025
- Median ageAzerbaijan: 32.6 years in 2023Georgia: 36.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAzerbaijan: 8% in 2023Georgia: 15.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateAzerbaijan: -8.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Georgia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAzerbaijan: 6.47% of GDP in 2025Georgia: 1.75% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAzerbaijan: $4.67B in 2025Georgia: $637M in 2025
- Military spending per personAzerbaijan: $476 in 2025Georgia: $173 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAzerbaijan: 17.7% of government spending in 2025Georgia: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAzerbaijan: 82,000 people in 2020Georgia: 26,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersAzerbaijan: 1.58% of the labour force in 2020Georgia: 1.39% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAzerbaijan: 463 million TIV in 2025Georgia: 15 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsAzerbaijan: 2 million TIV in 2023Georgia: 7 million TIV in 2017