Asia · Western Asia
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan covers about 86,200 km² (33,300 mi²), the 115th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Austria, at about 84,000 km².
- 86,200km²Area, main territory
- 10.2 millionPopulation
- 2.81In Belgiums
100 km
- Azerbaijan
Facts
| Area, main territory | 86,200 km²33,300 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 86,600 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 2.81 |
| Capital | Baku |
| Population | 10.2 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 118 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 42°N |
| In other languages | Azerbaiyán Español · Aserbaidschan Deutsch · Azerbaïdjan Français · Azerbaijão Português · アゼルバイジャン 日本語 · 阿塞拜疆 中文 · 아제르바이잔 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#32 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Azerbaijan
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 197× the size of Azerbaijan.
- At 118 people per km², Azerbaijan is the 56th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large in area, so Azerbaijan looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Azerbaijan's main territory stretches about 389 km north to south and 478 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 86,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 86,200 km², to within 2%.
How Azerbaijan measures up
Azerbaijan holds 0.3% of the land area and 0.2% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In Western Asia it is the 8th largest of 19.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 86,200 km² | 114th of 239 |
| Population | 10.2 million | 91st of 237 |
| Density | 118 per km² | 56th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 40.3°N | 55th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Azerbaijan is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 2.81× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.35× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.24× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.23× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.16× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
Where Azerbaijan sits
- Azerbaijan's centre lies at 40.3°N, 47.5°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 4,480 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 38°N to 42°N, about 390 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Azerbaijan had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Azerbaijan would have 108.0 million people. It has 10.2 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Azerbaijan would have 321,000 people. It has 10.2 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 6.2 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2023; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11