Azerbaijan vs Qatar: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Azerbaijan
0.8%
in 2020
Qatar
0.8%
in 2020
Azerbaijan rank
31st
Qatar rank
32nd
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Azerbaijan
- Qatar
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Qatar, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Qatar ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 31st and Qatar ranks 32nd of 173 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 2.0% | 0.9% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of total population, Azerbaijan or Qatar?
- Azerbaijan, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Qatar as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Azerbaijan and Qatar?
- 0.0%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Qatar?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
- How do Azerbaijan and Qatar rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Azerbaijan ranks 31st and Qatar ranks 32nd of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Armed forces personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if their training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.