Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Azerbaijan instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
have 35.1% more doctors per person
Brazil has 23.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Azerbaijan has 31.9 as of 2022.
be 79.4% less likely to die by suicide
Brazil has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Azerbaijan, it is 1.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.4 years less
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Azerbaijan, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
see 52.0% less spent on your healthcare
Brazil spends $2,070 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Azerbaijan spends $993 as of 2023.
have 17.5% less access to essential health services
Brazil scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Azerbaijan scores 66 as of 2021.
Economy
be 16.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Azerbaijan, however, that number is 4.9% as of 2015.
make 30.8% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $10,713 as of 2025, while in Azerbaijan, the GDP per capita is $7,411 as of 2025.
Life
be 73.1% 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 Azerbaijan, 18.0 women do as of 2023.
have 17.6% fewer children
In Brazil, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Azerbaijan, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 34.9% less on education
Brazil spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Azerbaijan spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 56.1% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Azerbaijan, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 88.8% less likely to be murdered
Brazil has a homicide rate of 19.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Azerbaijan, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
live with 38.4 times more strain on fresh water
Brazil withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Azerbaijan withdraws 58% as of 2022.
use 22.9% less electricity
Brazil uses 3,068 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Azerbaijan uses 2,367 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 5.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Brazil, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Azerbaijan, it causes 114.0 as of 2019.
emit 64.2% more CO2
Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Azerbaijan emits 3.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2015–2016). How we calculate this
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