Azerbaijan vs Uzbekistan
Azerbaijan vs Uzbekistan: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 82,000 people in Azerbaijan and 68,000 people in Uzbekistan, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Azerbaijan, by 14,000 people, or 1.21 times that in Uzbekistan.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Azerbaijan has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Uzbekistan.
- In 2020, Azerbaijan ranked 55 and Uzbekistan ranked 62 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Azerbaijan | Uzbekistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 82,000 | 68,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 82,000 | 68,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 81,950 | 68,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 82,000 | 68,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 81,950 | 68,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 81,950 | 68,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 81,950 | 68,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 81,950 | 68,000 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 81,950 | 68,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 81,950 | 68,000 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 81,940 | 87,000 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 81,940 | 87,000 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 82,000 | 87,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 82,000 | 87,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 82,000 | 87,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 82,000 | 91,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 81,000 | 75,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 81,500 | 72,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 87,100 | 72,000 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 87,100 | 72,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 87,100 | 79,100 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 84,900 | 94,000 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 87,150 | 100,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 106,700 | 86,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 110,700 | 46,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 126,700 | 41,700 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 50,000 | 20,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 45,000 | 41,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 43,000 | 40,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | – | – | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | – | – | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | – | – | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | – | – | 22.2 million |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 170 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Azerbaijan vs Uzbekistan
Health
- Life expectancyAzerbaijan: 74.4 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 72.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAzerbaijan: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Uzbekistan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAzerbaijan: 15 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uzbekistan: 11.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAzerbaijan: 71.6% in 2022Uzbekistan: 79.9% in 2022
- DepressionAzerbaijan: 2.59% in 2017Uzbekistan: 2.89% in 2017
- Suicide rateAzerbaijan: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Uzbekistan: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAzerbaijan: 10.3 million people in 2023Uzbekistan: 35.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthAzerbaijan: -0.26% a year in 2023Uzbekistan: 2.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAzerbaijan: 1.67 births per woman in 2023Uzbekistan: 3.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAzerbaijan: 58.6% in 2025Uzbekistan: 51% in 2025
- Median ageAzerbaijan: 32.6 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 26.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAzerbaijan: 8% in 2023Uzbekistan: 5.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateAzerbaijan: -8.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Uzbekistan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAzerbaijan: 6.47% of GDP in 2025Uzbekistan: 2.49% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending in US dollarsAzerbaijan: $4.67B in 2025Uzbekistan: $1.77B in 2018
- Military spending per personAzerbaijan: $476 in 2025Uzbekistan: $45 in 2018
- Military share of state spendingAzerbaijan: 17.7% of government spending in 2025Uzbekistan: 11.1% of government spending in 2018
- National powerAzerbaijan: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Uzbekistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAzerbaijan: 1.58% of the labour force in 2020Uzbekistan: 0.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAzerbaijan: 463 million TIV in 2025Uzbekistan: 32 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAzerbaijan: 2 million TIV in 2023Uzbekistan: 68 million TIV in 2016