Azerbaijan vs Chad: Military spending as a share of government spending
Azerbaijan
17.7%
in 2025
Chad
15.5%
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
14th
Chad rank
17th
Military spending as a share of government spending over time
- Azerbaijan
- Chad
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 17.7% against 15.5% in Chad, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 14th and Chad ranks 17th of 162 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Chad in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 7.2% | 5.6% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 15.6% | 4.4% | Chad |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 18.0% | 6.4% | Chad |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 14.5% | 0.6% | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of government spending, Azerbaijan or Chad?
- Azerbaijan, at 17.7% against 15.5% in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of government spending between Azerbaijan and Chad?
- 2.2%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Chad?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Chad rank globally for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Azerbaijan ranks 14th and Chad ranks 17th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by government spending.