Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Azerbaijan, you would:
Health
see 2.5 times more spent on your healthcare
Azerbaijan spends $993 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nauru spends $2,474 as of 2023.
live 12.3 years less
In Azerbaijan, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Azerbaijan, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 97.5% more money
Azerbaijan has a GDP per capita of $7,411 as of 2025, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $14,640 as of 2025.
Life
be 38.4% 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 Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
have 2.5 times more children
In Azerbaijan, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 15.2 times more 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 Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 57.9% more on education
Azerbaijan spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Nauru spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 4.3 times more on healthcare
Azerbaijan spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 53.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Azerbaijan, road accidents kill 17.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nauru, they kill 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 54.2% less home broadband
Azerbaijan has 21.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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