Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Azerbaijan instead of Norway, you would:
Health
be 88.2% less likely to die by suicide
Norway has a suicide rate of 13.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Azerbaijan, it is 1.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 8.6 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Azerbaijan, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
be 36.5% more likely to be obese
In Norway, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Azerbaijan, that number is 27.6% of people as of 2024.
see 89.6% less spent on your healthcare
Norway spends $9,523 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Azerbaijan spends $993 as of 2023.
have 36.0% fewer doctors per person
Norway has 49.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Azerbaijan has 31.9 as of 2022.
have 24.1% less access to essential health services
Norway scores 87 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Azerbaijan scores 66 as of 2021.
Economy
be 17.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Azerbaijan, that number is 5.5% as of 2025.
make 92.2% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $94,594 as of 2025, while in Azerbaijan, the GDP per capita is $7,411 as of 2025.
Life
be 18.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 1.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Azerbaijan, 18.0 women do as of 2023.
be 6.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 32.6% less on education
Norway spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Azerbaijan spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 54.7% less on healthcare
Norway spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Azerbaijan, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 3.0 times more likely to be murdered
Norway has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Azerbaijan, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 11.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Norway, road accidents kill 1.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Azerbaijan, they kill 17.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 51.8% less home broadband
Norway has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Azerbaijan has 21.8 as of 2024.
live with 28.2 times more strain on fresh water
Norway withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Azerbaijan withdraws 58% as of 2022.
use 90.0% less electricity
Norway uses 23,673 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Azerbaijan uses 2,367 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 46.9% less CO2
Norway emits 7.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Azerbaijan emits 3.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 14.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Norway, air pollution causes 8.0 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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