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

Health

be 21.1% less likely to be obese

In Bahrain, 34.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Azerbaijan, that number is 27.6% of people as of 2024.

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have 4.3 times more doctors per person

Bahrain has 7.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Azerbaijan has 31.9 as of 2022.

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be 66.5% less likely to die by suicide

Bahrain has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Azerbaijan, it is 1.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 6.8 years less

In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 81 years (81 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Azerbaijan, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 61.1% less spent on your healthcare

Bahrain spends $2,555 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Azerbaijan spends $993 as of 2023.

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have 13.2% less access to essential health services

Bahrain scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Azerbaijan scores 66 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 5.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Bahrain, 1.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Azerbaijan, that number is 5.5% as of 2025.

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make 75.8% less money

Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $30,597 as of 2025, while in Azerbaijan, the GDP per capita is $7,411 as of 2025.

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Life

be 71.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Bahrain, approximately 7.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Azerbaijan, on the other hand, 12.5 children do as of 2024.

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have 16.9% fewer children

In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Azerbaijan, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 93.7% more on education

Bahrain spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Azerbaijan spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Safety

be 10.8 times more likely to be murdered

Bahrain has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Azerbaijan, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Bahrain, road accidents kill 8.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Azerbaijan, they kill 17.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 28.0% more home broadband

Bahrain has 17.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Azerbaijan has 21.8 as of 2024.

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live with 57.0% less strain on fresh water

Bahrain withdraws 134% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Azerbaijan withdraws 58% as of 2022.

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use 89.8% less electricity

Bahrain uses 23,120 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Azerbaijan uses 2,367 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 84.1% less CO2

Bahrain emits 23.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Azerbaijan emits 3.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 67.6% more likely to die from air pollution

In Bahrain, air pollution causes 68.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Azerbaijan, it causes 114.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Azerbaijan: At a glance

Azerbaijan is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 82,629 sq km. Azerbaijan - a nation with a majority-Turkic and majority-Shia Muslim population - was briefly independent (from 1918 to 1920) following the collapse of the Russian Empire; it was subsequently incorporated into the Soviet Union for seven decades. Azerbaijan has yet to resolve its conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, a primarily Armenian-populated region that Moscow recognized in 1923 as an autonomous republic within Soviet Azerbaijan after Armenia and Azerbaijan disputed the territory's status. Armenia and Azerbaijan began fighting over the area in 1988; the struggle escalated after both countries attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By May 1994, when a cease-fire took hold, ethnic Armenian forces held not only Nagorno-Karabakh but also seven surrounding provinces in the territory of Azerbaijan. The OSCE Minsk Group, co-chaired by the United States, France, and Russia, is the framework established to mediate a peaceful resolution of the conflict. Corruption in the country is widespread, and the government, which eliminated presidential term limits in a 2009 referendum, has been accused of authoritarianism. Although the poverty rate has been reduced and infrastructure investment has increased substantially in recent years due to revenue from oil and gas production, reforms have not adequately addressed weaknesses in most government institutions, particularly in the education and health sectors.
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