Azerbaijan vs Iran
Azerbaijan vs Iran: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 155 deaths in Azerbaijan and 360 deaths in Iran, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Iran, by 205 deaths, or 2.32 times that in Azerbaijan.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Azerbaijan.
- In 2022, Azerbaijan ranked 28 and Iran ranked 22 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Azerbaijan | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 155 | 360 |
| 2021 | 30 | 46 |
| 2020 | 7,634 | 241 |
| 2019 | 0 | 301 |
| 2018 | 0 | 163 |
| 2017 | 36 | 29 |
| 2016 | 136 | 70 |
| 2015 | 63 | 0 |
| 2014 | 43 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 16 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 219 |
| 2010 | 0 | 77 |
| 2009 | 0 | 208 |
| 2008 | 30 | 125 |
| 2007 | 0 | 86 |
| 2006 | 0 | 57 |
| 2005 | 23 | 53 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 25 |
| 2001 | 0 | 129 |
| 2000 | 0 | 40 |
| 1999 | 0 | 11 |
| 1998 | 34 | 0 |
| 1997 | 29 | 40 |
| 1996 | 0 | 34 |
| 1995 | 44 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1,477 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1,185 | 155 |
| 1992 | 2,821 | 0 |
| 1991 | 286 | 44 |
| 1990 | 196 | 31 |
| 1989 | 42 | 0 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Soldiers and civilians killed in the year’s armed conflicts fought in the country, by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program’s best estimate.
- Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 198 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 Iran
Health
- Life expectancyAzerbaijan: 74.4 years in 2023Iran: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAzerbaijan: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Iran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAzerbaijan: 15 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAzerbaijan: 71.6% in 2022Iran: 94.2% in 2022
- DepressionAzerbaijan: 2.59% in 2017Iran: 5.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateAzerbaijan: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Iran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAzerbaijan: 10.3 million people in 2023Iran: 90.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthAzerbaijan: -0.26% a year in 2023Iran: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAzerbaijan: 1.67 births per woman in 2023Iran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAzerbaijan: 58.6% in 2025Iran: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageAzerbaijan: 32.6 years in 2023Iran: 32.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAzerbaijan: 8% in 2023Iran: 7.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateAzerbaijan: -8.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Iran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingAzerbaijan: 6.47% of GDP in 2025Iran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAzerbaijan: $4.67B in 2025Iran: $7.45B in 2025
- Military spending per personAzerbaijan: $476 in 2025Iran: $80 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAzerbaijan: 17.7% of government spending in 2025Iran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAzerbaijan: 82,000 people in 2020Iran: 650,000 people in 2020
- National powerAzerbaijan: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Iran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAzerbaijan: 1.58% of the labour force in 2020Iran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAzerbaijan: 463 million TIV in 2025Iran: 42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsAzerbaijan: 2 million TIV in 2023Iran: 80 million TIV in 2025