Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Azerbaijan, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Azerbaijan, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Iran, that number is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 29.6% more likely to be obese
In Azerbaijan, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iran, that number is 25.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Azerbaijan, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Iran, that number is 11.8% as of 2017.
be 3.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Azerbaijan, 4.9% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Iran, however, that number is 18.7% as of 2007.
Life
be 38.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Azerbaijan, approximately 26.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iran, 16.0 women do as of 2017.
be 36.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Azerbaijan, approximately 23.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Iran, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
have 12.4% more children
In Azerbaijan, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iran, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 14.3% less likely to be literate
In Azerbaijan, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2019. In Iran, it is 85.5% as of 2016.
Expenditures
spend 37.0% more on education
Azerbaijan spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Iran spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 67.5% more on healthcare
Azerbaijan spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Iran, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iran: At a glance
How big is Iran compared to Azerbaijan? See an in-depth size comparison.