Armenian war with Azerbaijan, this is a comparison of strength …

YEREVAN – military Armenia Y Azerbaijan at war on Sunday and continued on Monday (09/28/2020) along the border Nagorno-Karabakh. Both sides claim victory boasting of having killed many enemy soldiers against each other.

The igniter of war remains the same as that of the previous conflict, that is, the fight for the Nagorno-Karabakh region. It is an autonomous region inhabited by ethnic Armenians and liberated from Azerbaijan shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union. (Read: Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijan attack with Turkish F-16s, dozens killed)

Azerbaijan, backed by Turkey, still considers Nagorno-Karabakh as its territory. Meanwhile, Nagorno-Karabakh, defended by Armenia, defended itself.

Both Armenia and Azerbaijan have ignored calls from world leaders to stop fighting immediately. On the contrary, the two camps deployed heavy weapons and mobilized troops and male residents of draft age.

What is the military strength of the two Soviet splinter countries that are sworn enemies? Here’s a strength comparison based on website data. global firepower that is summarized SINDOnews.com;

Military rank
Armenia: 111th out of 138 military countries in the world
Azerbaijan: ranked 64th out of 138 military countries in the world

Population
Armenia: 3,038,217 inhabitants
Azerbaijan: 10,046,516 inhabitants

Active army
Armenia: 45,000 troops
Azerbaijan: 126,000 troops