Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Armenia instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years longer
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Armenia, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 17.1% less likely to be obese
In Brazil, 30.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Armenia, that number is 25.0% of people as of 2024.
have 42.6% more doctors per person
Brazil has 23.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Armenia has 33.6 as of 2022.
be 67.6% less likely to die by suicide
Brazil has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Armenia, it is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 15.0% less access to essential health services
Brazil scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Armenia scores 68 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Armenia, that number is 12.9% as of 2025.
make 11.6% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $10,713 as of 2025, while in Armenia, the GDP per capita is $9,474 as of 2025.
Life
be 71.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 67.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Armenia, 19.0 women do as of 2023.
be 30.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 12.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Armenia, on the other hand, 8.5 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 56.6% less on education
Brazil spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Armenia spends 2.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 88.5% less likely to be murdered
Brazil has a homicide rate of 19.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Armenia, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 13.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Brazil, road accidents kill 15.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Armenia, they kill 13.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 15.7% less home broadband
Brazil has 24.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Armenia has 20.3 as of 2024.
live with 41.3 times more strain on fresh water
Brazil withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Armenia withdraws 62% as of 2022.
use 22.2% less electricity
Brazil uses 3,068 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Armenia uses 2,386 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 3.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Brazil, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Armenia, it causes 70.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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