🇦🇿Azerbaijan rankings 2026: where Azerbaijan places in 82 global Top 10s

Azerbaijan appears in 82 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Azerbaijan is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest, where it is measured at 8.33 % (Annual deforestation share of forest area) as of 2026-11-02. Azerbaijan holds the #1 spot in 2 rankings and finishes inside the top 10 in 16 rankings.

Where Azerbaijan is number one

These are the rankings Azerbaijan currently tops. The next country in each table is listed too, because a #1 by a whisker and a #1 by a mile are different stories.

• Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest: 8.33 % (Annual deforestation share of forest area), Our World in Data, captured 2026-11-02. Next: Burkina Faso with 3.33 %.
• Countries with the highest millet yields: 69.36 tonnes per hectare (Millet yield), Our World in Data, captured 2026-11-02. Next: Mexico with 12.76 tonnes per hectare.

Top 10 finishes

Azerbaijan is inside the top 10 of 14 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

• #2 in Countries with the highest share of people with 4G coverage with 100 %, behind Armenia (100 %) and ahead of Bahrain. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #3 in Countries planting the most new forest each year with 101.4 thousand hectares per year, behind Russia (167.91 thousand hectares per year) and ahead of Turkey. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.
• #5 in Countries with the highest death rates from ambient air pollution with 114 per 100,000 people, behind Uzbekistan (117 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Yemen. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #5 in Countries with the highest sunflower seed yields with 2.7 tonnes per hectare, behind Croatia (2.97 tonnes per hectare) and ahead of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #6 in Countries with the highest fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP with 8.38 % of GDP, behind Libya (12.25 % of GDP) and ahead of Iraq. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #7 in Countries with the fastest forest expansion with 106.4 thousand hectares per year, behind Turkey (117.5 thousand hectares per year) and ahead of Sudan. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.
• #7 in Countries with the most bank depositors per 1,000 adults with 1,948.83 per 1,000 adults, behind Costa Rica (1,958 per 1,000 adults) and ahead of Maldives. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
• #8 in Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share) with 30.63 % of total agricultural land, behind Nepal (32.29 % of total agricultural land) and ahead of United Arab Emirates. Our World in Data, 2026-10-31.
• #9 in Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP) with 6.47 % of GDP, behind Saudi Arabia (6.48 % of GDP) and ahead of Armenia. World Bank Open Data, 2026-10-28.
• #9 in Countries with the highest oil rents as a share of GDP with 20.98 % of GDP, behind Guyana (22.08 % of GDP) and ahead of Iran. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
• #9 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from natural gas with 86.22 % of total electricity, behind Singapore (93.12 % of total electricity) and ahead of Moldova. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
• #9 in Countries with the highest share of energy from fossil fuels with 0 % of total energy, behind Austria (0 % of total energy) and ahead of Bahamas, The. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.

The remaining 2 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Azerbaijan by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Azerbaijan holds 24 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest (8.33 %), #3 of 50 in Countries planting the most new forest each year (101.4 thousand hectares per year), #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP (8.38 % of GDP) and #7 of 50 in Countries with the fastest forest expansion (106.4 thousand hectares per year). 20 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Azerbaijan holds 17 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people with 4G coverage (100 %), #9 of 50 in Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP) (6.47 % of GDP), #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people with access to electricity (100 %) and #13 of 50 in Countries with the highest military share of government spending (17.68 %). 13 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Azerbaijan holds 15 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest millet yields (69.36 tonnes per hectare), #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest sunflower seed yields (2.7 tonnes per hectare), #8 of 50 in Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share) (30.63 % of total agricultural land) and #12 of 50 in Countries with the highest cotton yields (2.9 tonnes per hectare). 11 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Azerbaijan holds 13 positions: #7 of 50 in Countries with the most bank depositors per 1,000 adults (1,948.83 per 1,000 adults), #17 of 50 in Countries with the highest government revenues as a share of GDP (38.89 % of GDP), #24 of 50 in Countries with the largest current account surpluses relative to GDP (6.29 % of GDP) and #26 of 50 in Countries with the most bank borrowers per 1,000 adults (392.8 per 1,000 adults). 9 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Azerbaijan holds 8 positions: #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from ambient air pollution (114 per 100,000 people), #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest out-of-pocket share of health spending (64.63 % of current health expenditure), #15 of 50 in Countries with the most births attended by skilled health staff (99.9 % of total) and #40 of 50 in Countries drinking the largest share of their alcohol as spirits (47.92 %). 4 more rankings are listed below.

Education and science

In education and science, Azerbaijan holds 5 positions: #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest adult literacy rates (99.78 %), #34 of 50 in Countries with the longest pre-primary education (3 years), #45 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (primary) (60.77 %) and #49 of 50 in Countries with the most researchers per million people (1,662.53 per million people). 1 more ranking is listed below.

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Azerbaijan moved in 73 rankings:

• New entry at #1 in Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #1 in Countries with the highest millet yields (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest share of people with 4G coverage (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #3 in Countries planting the most new forest each year (2026-10-29).
• New entry at #5 in Countries with the highest death rates from ambient air pollution (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #5 in Countries with the highest sunflower seed yields (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #6 in Countries with the highest fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP (2026-11-02).
• New entry at #7 in Countries with the most bank depositors per 1,000 adults (2026-11-02).
• Down 5 to #9 in Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP) (2026-10-28).
• New entry at #9 in Countries with the highest oil rents as a share of GDP (2026-11-02).

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

• Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP): #5 on 2026-10-28 → #9 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).

Where Azerbaijan ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Azerbaijan's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries generating the most hydropower (2.84 TWh), 49th of 50 in Countries with the highest military spending (4.67 billion US dollars) and 49th of 50 in Countries with the most children not vaccinated against DTP3 (63.64 thousand children). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Azerbaijan

• #1 of 50 · Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest · 8.33 % · 2026-11-02
• #1 of 50 · Countries with the highest millet yields · 69.36 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
• #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people with 4G coverage · 100 % · 2026-11-02
• #3 of 50 · Countries planting the most new forest each year · 101.4 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
• #5 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from ambient air pollution · 114 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #5 of 50 · Countries with the highest sunflower seed yields · 2.7 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
• #6 of 50 · Countries with the highest fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP · 8.38 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #7 of 50 · Countries with the fastest forest expansion · 106.4 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
• #7 of 50 · Countries with the most bank depositors per 1,000 adults · 1,948.83 per 1,000 adults · 2026-11-02
• #8 of 50 · Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share) · 30.63 % of total agricultural land · 2026-10-31
• #9 of 50 · Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP) · 6.47 % of GDP · 2026-10-28
• #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest oil rents as a share of GDP · 20.98 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of electricity from natural gas · 86.22 % of total electricity · 2026-11-02
• #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of energy from fossil fuels · 0 % of total energy · 2026-11-02
• #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people with access to electricity · 100 % · 2026-11-02
• #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest adult literacy rates · 99.78 % · 2026-11-02
• #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest natural resource rents as a share of GDP · 29.94 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest out-of-pocket share of health spending · 64.63 % of current health expenditure · 2026-11-02
• #12 of 50 · Countries with the highest cotton yields · 2.9 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
• #13 of 50 · Countries with the highest military share of government spending · 17.68 % · 2026-11-02
• #14 of 49 · Countries with the highest almond yields · 2.45 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-01
• #15 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people with basic handwashing facilities · 95.98 % · 2026-11-02
• #15 of 50 · Countries with the most births attended by skilled health staff · 99.9 % of total · 2026-10-29
• #17 of 50 · Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water · 92.24 % of total freshwater withdrawal · 2026-11-02
• #17 of 50 · Countries with the highest bean yields · 2.2 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-29
• #17 of 50 · Countries with the highest government revenues as a share of GDP · 38.89 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #18 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of adults with some secondary education · 98.19 % · 2026-11-02
• #21 of 50 · Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year · 89.74 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
• #21 of 49 · Countries producing the most natural gas · 378.42 TWh · 2026-11-02
• #21 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global deforestation · 0.95 % of global total · 2026-11-02
• #23 of 50 · Countries using the largest share of energy in agriculture and forestry · 5.47 % · 2026-11-02
• #23 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from gas per person · 2.43 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
• #23 of 50 · Countries with the most air freight carried · 1,434.48 million ton-km · 2026-11-02
• #24 of 50 · Countries with the largest current account surpluses relative to GDP · 6.29 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #26 of 50 · Countries refugees come from most often · 130.98 thousand people · 2026-11-02
• #26 of 50 · Countries with the largest military share of population · 0.62 % · 2026-11-02
• #26 of 50 · Countries with the most bank borrowers per 1,000 adults · 392.8 per 1,000 adults · 2026-11-02
• #27 of 50 · Countries producing the most oil · 323.18 TWh · 2026-11-02
• #27 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste imports · 0.54 % · 2026-11-02
• #29 of 50 · Countries gaining the most forest area each year · 10.49 thousand hectares · 2026-10-29
• #30 of 50 · Countries by foreign direct investment, net · 536.02 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
• #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest freshwater withdrawals · 57.53 % of internal resources · 2026-11-02
• #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest rice yields · 5.31 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
• #34 of 50 · Countries by net financial account · 3.52 BoP, current US$ bn · 2026-10-28
• #34 of 50 · Countries with the longest pre-primary education · 3 years · 2026-11-02
• #35 of 50 · Countries using the most water for agriculture · 11.96 billion cubic meters · 2026-10-29
• #35 of 50 · Countries where the most urban people live in the largest city · 41.55 % of urban population · 2026-11-02
• #36 of 50 · Countries producing the most potash fertilizer · 0 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
• #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from ischaemic heart disease · 169.52 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest sugar beet yields · 45.99 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
• #37 of 50 · Countries by current account balance · 3.48 BoP, current US$ bn · 2026-10-28
• #37 of 50 · Countries producing the most sugar beet · 224.67 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
• #38 of 50 · Countries by portfolio Investment, net · 1.89 BoP, current US$ bn · 2026-10-28
• #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people who never drink alcohol · 71.31 % · 2026-11-02
• #39 of 50 · Countries withdrawing the most freshwater · 13.03 billion billion cubic meters · 2026-10-30
• #40 of 50 · Countries by net trade in goods · 6.38 BoP, current US$ bn · 2026-10-28
• #40 of 50 · Countries drinking the largest share of their alcohol as spirits · 47.92 % · 2026-11-02
• #41 of 50 · Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from gas · 1,142.7 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
• #42 of 50 · Countries getting the most electricity from nuclear power · 0 % · 2026-11-02
• #42 of 50 · Countries with the highest inflation · 5.62 % · 2026-10-28
• #42 of 50 · Countries with the most goods transported by rail · 5.32 billion ton-km · 2026-11-02
• #43 of 50 · Countries by net trade in goods and services · 4.72 BoP, current US$ bn · 2026-10-28
• #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest rye yields · 2 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
• #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest sorghum yields · 1.93 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
• #45 of 50 · Countries using the most fossil fuel energy per person · 18.7k kWh per person · 2026-11-02
• #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from natural gas · 25.13 million tonnes · 2026-10-30
• #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of adults with post-secondary education · 32.53 % · 2026-11-02
• #45 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from gas · 0.31 % of global total · 2026-11-02
• #45 of 50 · Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (primary) · 60.77 % · 2026-11-02
• #46 of 50 · Countries with the most hospital beds per 1,000 people · 3.68 per 1,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from flaring per person · 0.04 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
• #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest foreign investment outflows · 1.2 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
• #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor · 4.8 % · 2026-11-02
• #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people using clean cooking fuels · 99 % of population · 2026-11-02
• #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis · 8.65 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
• #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of children with wasting · 3.5 % · 2026-11-02
• #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest military spending · 4.67 billion US dollars · 2026-11-02
• #49 of 50 · Countries with the most children not vaccinated against DTP3 · 63.64 thousand children · 2026-11-02
• #49 of 50 · Countries with the most people without safe drinking water · 4,360.81 thousand people · 2026-11-02
• #49 of 50 · Countries with the most researchers per million people · 1,662.53 per million people · 2026-11-02
• #49 of 50 · Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (primary) · 67.43 % · 2026-11-02
• #50 of 50 · Countries generating the most hydropower · 2.84 TWh · 2026-11-02

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Azerbaijan's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Azerbaijan

What is Azerbaijan's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest, with 8.33 % (Annual deforestation share of forest area) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Azerbaijan?

82 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 2 rankings where it is #1.

Is Azerbaijan in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 16 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest, #1 in Countries with the highest millet yields and #2 in Countries with the highest share of people with 4G coverage.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.