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

Health

be 91.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Azerbaijan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.

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live 0.8 years longer

In Belize, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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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be 36.5% less likely to be obese

In Belize, 43.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Azerbaijan, that number is 27.6% of people as of 2024.

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see 73.2% more spent on your healthcare

Belize spends $573 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Azerbaijan spends $993 as of 2023.

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be 62.7% less likely to die by suicide

Belize has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Azerbaijan, it is 1.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 38.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Belize, 8.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Azerbaijan, that number is 5.5% as of 2025.

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be 90.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Belize, 52.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Azerbaijan, however, that number is 4.9% as of 2015.

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Life

be 73.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Belize, approximately 67.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Azerbaijan, 18.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 13.5% more likely to be literate

In Belize, the literacy rate is 87.9% as of 2022. In Azerbaijan, it is 99.8% as of 2023.

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be 15.7% more likely to die during infancy

In Belize, approximately 10.8 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 44.6% fewer children

In Belize, there are approximately 18.1 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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Basic Needs

be 13.5% more likely to have internet access

In Belize, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Azerbaijan, about 90.8% do as of 2025.

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Expenditures

spend 20.8% less on education

Belize spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Azerbaijan spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Safety

be 92.3% less likely to be murdered

Belize has a homicide rate of 28.1 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Azerbaijan, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 2.2 times more home broadband

Belize has 9.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Azerbaijan has 21.8 as of 2024.

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live with 45.7 times more strain on fresh water

Belize withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Azerbaijan withdraws 58% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 5.4 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Belize, air pollution causes 21.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Azerbaijan, it causes 114.0 as of 2019.

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emit 4.1 times more CO2

Belize emits 0.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Azerbaijan emits 3.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019), The World Factbook (2015). 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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