Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Azerbaijan instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 21.3% less likely to be obese
In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Azerbaijan, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
live 7.5 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Azerbaijan, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 62.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 13.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Azerbaijan, however, that number is 4.9% as of 2015.
pay a 47.9% lower top tax rate
Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Azerbaijan, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 84.7% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $89,700 as of 2020, while in Azerbaijan, the GDP per capita is $13,700 as of 2020.
Life
have 10.3% more children
In Ireland, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Azerbaijan, there are 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Azerbaijan, 26.0 women do as of 2017.
be 6.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Azerbaijan, on the other hand, 23.5 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 20.6% less on education
Ireland spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Azerbaijan spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 40.3% less on healthcare
Ireland spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Azerbaijan, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Taxes, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
Azerbaijan: At a glance
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