Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Azerbaijan instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
be 88.7% less likely to die by suicide
Sweden has a suicide rate of 13.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Azerbaijan, it is 1.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 9.5 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 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 57.3% more likely to be obese
In Sweden, 17.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Azerbaijan, that number is 27.6% of people as of 2024.
see 87.2% less spent on your healthcare
Sweden spends $7,770 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Azerbaijan spends $993 as of 2023.
have 27.7% fewer doctors per person
Sweden has 44.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Azerbaijan has 31.9 as of 2022.
have 22.4% less access to essential health services
Sweden scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Azerbaijan scores 66 as of 2021.
Economy
be 37.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 8.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Azerbaijan, that number is 5.5% as of 2025.
make 88.3% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $63,133 as of 2025, while in Azerbaijan, the GDP per capita is $7,411 as of 2025.
Life
be 4.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 4.0 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 Sweden, 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 50.0% less on education
Sweden spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Azerbaijan spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 61.9% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 11.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Azerbaijan, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 87.8% more likely to be murdered
Sweden has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Azerbaijan, that number is 2.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 8.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Sweden, road accidents kill 2.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Azerbaijan, they kill 17.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 46.5% less home broadband
Sweden has 40.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Azerbaijan has 21.8 as of 2024.
live with 16.1 times more strain on fresh water
Sweden withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Azerbaijan withdraws 58% as of 2022.
use 80.6% less electricity
Sweden uses 12,226 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Azerbaijan uses 2,367 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 14.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Sweden, 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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