Azerbaijan vs Uzbekistan
Azerbaijan vs Uzbekistan: National power
National power in 2022: 0.14% of world capability in Azerbaijan and 0.29% of world capability in Uzbekistan, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Uzbekistan, by 0.16 percentage points, or 2.13 times that in Azerbaijan.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Uzbekistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1991.
- In 2022, Azerbaijan ranked 77 and Uzbekistan ranked 48 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Azerbaijan | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.14 | 0.29 |
| 2021 | 0.15 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 0.14 | 0.29 |
| 2019 | 0.14 | 0.28 |
| 2018 | 0.14 | 0.28 |
| 2017 | 0.14 | 0.28 |
| 2016 | 0.14 | 0.24 |
| 2015 | 0.14 | 0.24 |
| 2014 | 0.14 | 0.24 |
| 2013 | 0.14 | 0.24 |
| 2012 | 0.14 | 0.27 |
| 2011 | 0.14 | 0.24 |
| 2010 | 0.14 | 0.23 |
| 2009 | 0.14 | 0.27 |
| 2008 | 0.15 | 0.28 |
| 2007 | 0.14 | 0.23 |
| 2006 | 0.14 | 0.23 |
| 2005 | 0.13 | 0.23 |
| 2004 | 0.14 | 0.28 |
| 2003 | 0.14 | 0.28 |
| 2002 | 0.15 | 0.29 |
| 2001 | 0.14 | 0.29 |
| 2000 | 0.14 | 0.3 |
| 1999 | 0.13 | 0.27 |
| 1998 | 0.13 | 0.26 |
| 1997 | 0.13 | 0.27 |
| 1996 | 0.13 | 0.25 |
| 1995 | 0.13 | 0.24 |
| 1994 | 0.12 | 0.25 |
| 1993 | 0.12 | 0.32 |
| 1992 | 0.13 | 0.32 |
| 1991 | 0.09 | 0.3 |
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 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
- Armed forces personnelAzerbaijan: 82,000 people in 2020Uzbekistan: 68,000 people in 2020
- 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