Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Azerbaijan instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
be 26.3% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 37.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Azerbaijan, that number is 27.6% of people as of 2024.
have 23.1% more doctors per person
Mexico has 25.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Azerbaijan has 31.9 as of 2022.
be 77.6% less likely to die by suicide
Mexico has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Azerbaijan, it is 1.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 27.4% less spent on your healthcare
Mexico spends $1,368 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Azerbaijan spends $993 as of 2023.
have 12.0% less access to essential health services
Mexico scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Azerbaijan scores 66 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Azerbaijan, that number is 5.5% as of 2025.
make 46.6% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $13,889 as of 2025, while in Azerbaijan, the GDP per capita is $7,411 as of 2025.
Life
be 57.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 42.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Azerbaijan, 18.0 women do as of 2023.
have 35.3% fewer children
In Mexico, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Azerbaijan, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.4% less on healthcare
Mexico spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Azerbaijan, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 91.3% less likely to be murdered
Mexico has a homicide rate of 24.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Azerbaijan, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 43.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Mexico, road accidents kill 12.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Azerbaijan, they kill 17.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 28.0% more strain on fresh water
Mexico withdraws 45% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Azerbaijan withdraws 58% as of 2022.
use 11.0% less electricity
Mexico uses 2,658 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Azerbaijan uses 2,367 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 3.8 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Mexico, air pollution causes 30.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Azerbaijan, it causes 114.0 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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