Azerbaijan vs Iran: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Azerbaijan
0.0081 units per person
in 2020
Iran
0.0074 units per person
in 2020
Azerbaijan rank
31st
Iran rank
34th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Iran
00.0050.010.015198520022020

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 0.0081 units per person against 0.0074 units per person in Iran, a difference of 0.0007 units per person.

That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Iran ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 31st and Iran ranks 34th of 173 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Iran Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0106 units per person 0.0113 units per person 0.0007 units per person Iran
2000s 0.0099 units per person 0.0081 units per person 0.0018 units per person Azerbaijan
2010s 0.0086 units per person 0.0071 units per person 0.0015 units per person Azerbaijan
2020s 0.0081 units per person 0.0074 units per person 0.0007 units per person Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Azerbaijan or Iran?
Azerbaijan, at 0.0081 units per person against 0.0074 units per person in Iran as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Azerbaijan and Iran?
0.0007 units per person, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Iran?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Azerbaijan and Iran rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Azerbaijan ranks 31st and Iran ranks 34th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.