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Azerbaijan
Power index #49 / 118✓ No tracked active conflict
Composite power index · percentile among 118 scored countries#49
WEAKESTP25MEDIANP75STRONGEST
Figures are educated estimates from open reporting or, where marked, formula-modeled. Blank fields are not estimated, not assumed zero.
Overview
Azerbaijan is located in Asia (Western Asia). It has an estimated population of 10,200,000, with a nominal GDP of roughly $75 billion (about $7,353 per capita). Its armed forces field an estimated 65,000 active-duty personnel, backed by roughly 300,000 reservists, ranking #57 of 174 countries in this dataset by active personnel. Estimated annual defense spending is around $3B, roughly 4.0% of GDP. Its inventory includes an estimated 150 military aircraft, 570 tanks, 30 naval vessels.
Auto-generated from the figures on this page — not independently researched prose.
Global Standing percentile per metric
Active Conflicts
No tracked active conflicts involving Azerbaijan. See the Conflict Watch map for all 19 tracked conflicts.
Historical Conflicts in this dataset
Nagorno-Karabakh War (2020)
2020–2020 · Asia · Armenia-Azerbaijan war over the disputed enclave
6,500
est. deaths
A 44-day war in which Azerbaijan retook most of the territory it had lost to Armenian-backed forces in the 1990s, ending with a Russian-brokered ceasefire.
SRC: widely-cited estimate
Share of World
of world population
10,200,000 people
of world GDP
$75B nominal
of world defense spending
$3B / year
of world active personnel
65,000 soldiers
Economy & Demographics
Manpower
Force Composition365,000 total personnel
Active 18%Reserve 82%
Financials & Strategic
Defense burden: 4.0% of GDP
Spend per active soldier: $46k / yr
Soldiers per 1,000 people: 6.4
🛰️Drone / UAV Capability
UndocumentedNo documented program in this dataset
Airpower
Helicopters (Total)
n/a
✈️Air Fleet Modernity
LIKELY AGINGHeuristic: defense spend per soldier ~$46k/yr
Land Power
🛡️Armor Fleet Modernity
LIKELY AGINGHeuristic: defense spend per soldier
Naval Power
⚓Naval Fleet Modernity
LIKELY AGINGHeuristic: defense spend per soldier, not a fleet inspection
Regional Context — Western Asia
Azerbaijan ranks #7 of 17 in Western Asia on the composite power index. Bars are relative index scores; follow any row to that country's profile.
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Economic confidence: Medium. Military confidence: Low. Ranks shown as "#x of y" count only countries with a reported value for that metric. The composite power index averages the six category scores (log-scaled against the world leader per metric) and is this site's own model — not an official rating.