Azerbaijan vs Iran
Azerbaijan vs Iran: National power
National power in 2022: 0.14% of world capability in Azerbaijan and 1.64% of world capability in Iran, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Iran, by 1.5 percentage points, or 12 times that in Azerbaijan.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1991.
- In 2022, Azerbaijan ranked 77 and Iran ranked 10 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Azerbaijan | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.14 | 1.64 |
| 2021 | 0.15 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 0.14 | 1.75 |
| 2019 | 0.14 | 1.64 |
| 2018 | 0.14 | 1.66 |
| 2017 | 0.14 | 1.62 |
| 2016 | 0.14 | 1.54 |
| 2015 | 0.14 | 1.59 |
| 2014 | 0.14 | 1.47 |
| 2013 | 0.14 | 1.47 |
| 2012 | 0.14 | 1.55 |
| 2011 | 0.14 | 1.48 |
| 2010 | 0.14 | 1.38 |
| 2009 | 0.14 | 1.38 |
| 2008 | 0.15 | 1.39 |
| 2007 | 0.14 | 1.38 |
| 2006 | 0.14 | 1.41 |
| 2005 | 0.13 | 1.29 |
| 2004 | 0.14 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 0.14 | 1.33 |
| 2002 | 0.15 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 0.14 | 1.33 |
| 2000 | 0.14 | 1.29 |
| 1999 | 0.13 | 1.3 |
| 1998 | 0.13 | 1.25 |
| 1997 | 0.13 | 1.28 |
| 1996 | 0.13 | 1.22 |
| 1995 | 0.13 | 1.21 |
| 1994 | 0.12 | 1.16 |
| 1993 | 0.12 | 1.1 |
| 1992 | 0.13 | 1.07 |
| 1991 | 0.09 | 1.05 |
| 1990 | – | 0.92 |
| 1989 | – | 1.12 |
| 1988 | – | 1.12 |
| 1987 | – | 0.92 |
| 1986 | – | 0.87 |
| 1985 | – | 1.07 |
| 1984 | – | 1.17 |
| 1983 | – | 0.99 |
| 1982 | – | 1.01 |
| 1981 | – | 0.78 |
| 1980 | – | 0.78 |
| 1979 | – | 0.95 |
| 1978 | – | 1.03 |
| 1977 | – | 1.03 |
| 1976 | – | 1.05 |
| 1975 | – | 1.01 |
| 1974 | – | 0.88 |
| 1973 | – | 0.69 |
| 1972 | – | 0.64 |
| 1971 | – | 0.62 |
| 1970 | – | 0.61 |
| 1969 | – | 0.58 |
| 1968 | – | 0.56 |
| 1967 | – | 0.63 |
| 1966 | – | 0.62 |
| 1965 | – | 0.63 |
| 1964 | – | 0.61 |
| 1963 | – | 0.6 |
| 1962 | – | 0.61 |
| 1961 | – | 0.6 |
| 1960 | – | 0.63 |
| 1959 | – | 0.57 |
| 1958 | – | 0.56 |
| 1957 | – | 0.54 |
| 1956 | – | 0.51 |
| 1955 | – | 0.46 |
| 1954 | – | 0.39 |
| 1953 | – | 0.39 |
| 1952 | – | 0.39 |
| 1951 | – | 0.53 |
| 1950 | – | 0.62 |
| 1949 | – | 0.43 |
| 1948 | – | 0.43 |
| 1947 | – | 0.42 |
| 1946 | – | 0.45 |
| 1945 | – | 0.33 |
| 1944 | – | 0.35 |
| 1943 | – | 0.34 |
| 1942 | – | 0.38 |
| 1941 | – | 0.45 |
| 1940 | – | 0.37 |
| 1939 | – | 0.32 |
| 1938 | – | 0.45 |
| 1937 | – | 0.44 |
| 1936 | – | 0.44 |
| 1935 | – | 0.45 |
| 1934 | – | 0.5 |
| 1933 | – | 0.5 |
| 1932 | – | 0.39 |
| 1931 | – | 0.34 |
| 1930 | – | 0.36 |
| 1929 | – | 0.4 |
| 1928 | – | 0.36 |
| 1927 | – | 0.38 |
| 1926 | – | 0.37 |
| 1925 | – | 0.38 |
| 1924 | – | 0.36 |
| 1923 | – | 0.34 |
| 1922 | – | 0.35 |
| 1921 | – | 0.35 |
| 1920 | – | 0.35 |
| 1919 | – | 0.36 |
| 1918 | – | 0.31 |
| 1917 | – | 0.29 |
| 1916 | – | 0.33 |
| 1915 | – | 0.32 |
| 1914 | – | 0.45 |
| 1913 | – | 0.37 |
| 1912 | – | 0.38 |
| 1911 | – | 0.37 |
| 1910 | – | 0.38 |
| 1909 | – | 0.38 |
| 1908 | – | 0.54 |
| 1907 | – | 0.39 |
| 1906 | – | 0.39 |
| 1905 | – | 0.38 |
| 1904 | – | 0.38 |
| 1903 | – | 0.38 |
| 1902 | – | 0.38 |
| 1901 | – | 0.39 |
| 1900 | – | 0.39 |
| 1899 | – | 0.4 |
| 1898 | – | 0.4 |
| 1897 | – | 0.41 |
| 1896 | – | 0.41 |
| 1895 | – | 0.41 |
| 1894 | – | 0.42 |
| 1893 | – | 0.42 |
| 1892 | – | 0.42 |
| 1891 | – | 0.42 |
| 1890 | – | 0.42 |
| 1889 | – | 0.89 |
| 1888 | – | 0.75 |
| 1887 | – | 0.43 |
| 1886 | – | 1.25 |
| 1885 | – | 0.9 |
| 1884 | – | 1.21 |
| 1883 | – | 0.46 |
| 1882 | – | 1.18 |
| 1881 | – | 0.44 |
| 1880 | – | 0.45 |
| 1879 | – | 0.45 |
| 1878 | – | 0.43 |
| 1877 | – | 0.44 |
| 1876 | – | 1.09 |
| 1875 | – | 0.43 |
| 1874 | – | 0.43 |
| 1873 | – | 0.41 |
| 1872 | – | 0.41 |
| 1871 | – | 0.39 |
| 1870 | – | 0.41 |
| 1869 | – | 0.41 |
| 1868 | – | 1.12 |
| 1867 | – | 0.4 |
| 1866 | – | 0.41 |
| 1865 | – | 0.38 |
| 1864 | – | 0.37 |
| 1863 | – | 0.38 |
| 1862 | – | 0.38 |
| 1861 | – | 0.38 |
| 1860 | – | 0.39 |
| 1859 | – | 0.61 |
| 1858 | – | 0.61 |
| 1857 | – | 0.61 |
| 1856 | – | 0.58 |
| 1855 | – | 0.56 |
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 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
Conflict
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
- 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