Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Azerbaijan instead of Romania, you would:
Health
be 11.6% less likely to be obese
In Romania, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Azerbaijan, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
live 1.6 years less
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 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 79.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Romania, 23.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Azerbaijan, however, that number is 4.9% as of 2015.
make 52.4% less money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $28,800 as of 2020, while in Azerbaijan, the GDP per capita is $13,700 as of 2020.
be 63.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Azerbaijan, that number is 5.0% as of 2017.
pay a 56.2% higher top tax rate
Romania has a top tax rate of 16.0% as of 2016. In Azerbaijan, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 55.1% more children
In Romania, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Azerbaijan, there are 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 36.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Romania, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Azerbaijan, 26.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 5.8 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 18.2% less on education
Romania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Azerbaijan spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 29.8% less on healthcare
Romania spends 5.7% 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: Ministry of Taxes, The World Factbook, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF).
Azerbaijan: At a glance
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