If you lived in Israel instead of Azerbaijan, you would:

Health

live 8.6 years longer

In Azerbaijan, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 19.3% less likely to be obese

In Azerbaijan, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Israel, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2024.

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see 4.1 times more spent on your healthcare

Azerbaijan spends $993 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Israel spends $4,033 as of 2023.

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have 19.2% more doctors per person

Azerbaijan has 31.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Israel has 38.0 as of 2023.

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have 28.8% more access to essential health services

Azerbaijan scores 66 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Israel scores 85 as of 2021.

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be 2.8 times more likely to die by suicide

Azerbaijan has a suicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Israel, it is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 36.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Azerbaijan, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Israel, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.

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make 8.1 times more money

Azerbaijan has a GDP per capita of $7,411 as of 2025, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $60,337 as of 2025.

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be 4.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Azerbaijan, 4.9% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Israel, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2014.

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Life

be 88.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Azerbaijan, approximately 18.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Israel, 2.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 78.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Azerbaijan, approximately 12.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Israel, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2024.

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have 86.0% more children

In Azerbaijan, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 62.0% more on education

Azerbaijan spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Israel spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 66.3% more on healthcare

Azerbaijan spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 24.5% less likely to be murdered

Azerbaijan has a homicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 1.6 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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be 75.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Azerbaijan, road accidents kill 17.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Israel, they kill 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 34.2% more home broadband

Azerbaijan has 21.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Israel has 29.2 as of 2024.

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use 3.0 times more electricity

Azerbaijan uses 2,367 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Israel uses 7,186 kWh as of 2024.

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live with 2.3 times more strain on fresh water

Azerbaijan withdraws 58% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Israel withdraws 132% as of 2021.

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Environment

be 86.8% less likely to die from air pollution

In Azerbaijan, air pollution causes 114.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Israel, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.

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emit 51.4% more CO2

Azerbaijan emits 3.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Israel emits 5.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2014–2015). How we calculate this

Israel: At a glance

Israel is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 21,497 sq km. Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN proposed partitioning the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Nonetheless, an Israeli state was declared in 1948 and the Israelis subsequently defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without ending the deep tensions between the two sides. (The territories Israel occupied since the 1967 war are not included in the Israel country profile, unless otherwise noted.) On 25 April 1982, Israel withdrew from the Sinai pursuant to the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. In keeping with the framework established at the Madrid Conference in October 1991, bilateral negotiations were conducted between Israel and Palestinian representatives and Syria to achieve a permanent settlement. Israel and Palestinian officials signed on 13 September 1993 a Declaration of Principles (also known as the "Oslo Accords"), enshrining the idea of a two-state solution to their conflict and guiding an interim period of Palestinian self-rule. Outstanding territorial and other disputes with Jordan were resolved in the 26 October 1994 Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace. Progress toward a permanent status agreement with the Palestinians was undermined by Israeli-Palestinian violence between 2001 and February 2005. Israel in 2005 unilaterally disengaged from the Gaza Strip, evacuating settlers and its military while retaining control over most points of entry into the Gaza Strip. The election of HAMAS to head the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006 froze relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA). In 2006 Israel engaged in a 34-day conflict with Hizballah in Lebanon in June-August 2006 and a 23-day conflict with HAMAS in the Gaza Strip during December 2008 and January 2009. Direct talks with the Palestinians launched in September 2010 collapsed following the expiration of Israel's 10-month partial settlement construction moratorium in the West Bank. In November 2012, Israel engaged in a seven-day conflict with HAMAS in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Binyamin NETANYAHU formed a coalition government in March 2013 following general elections in January 2013. Direct talks with the Palestinians resumed in July 2013 and but were suspended in late April 2014.
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