If you lived in Azerbaijan instead of Timor-Leste, you would:

Health

live 6.7 years longer

In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Azerbaijan, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 2.2 times more spent on your healthcare

Timor-Leste spends $461 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Azerbaijan spends $993 as of 2023.

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have 4.2 times more doctors per person

Timor-Leste has 7.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Azerbaijan has 31.9 as of 2022.

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have 26.9% more access to essential health services

Timor-Leste scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Azerbaijan scores 66 as of 2021.

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be 56.2% less likely to die by suicide

Timor-Leste has a suicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Azerbaijan, it is 1.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 7.6 times more likely to be obese

In Timor-Leste, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Azerbaijan, that number is 27.6% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 88.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Azerbaijan, however, that number is 4.9% as of 2015.

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make 5.5 times more money

Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $1,341 as of 2025, while in Azerbaijan, the GDP per capita is $7,411 as of 2025.

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be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Timor-Leste, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Azerbaijan, that number is 5.5% as of 2025.

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Life

be 90.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Timor-Leste, approximately 192.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Azerbaijan, 18.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 43.8% more likely to be literate

In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 69.4% as of 2022. In Azerbaijan, it is 99.8% as of 2023.

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be 63.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Timor-Leste, approximately 34.6 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.

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have 54.1% fewer children

In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Azerbaijan, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Timor-Leste, approximately 40.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Azerbaijan, about 90.8% do as of 2025.

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be 11.9% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Azerbaijan, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 30.2% less on education

Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Azerbaijan spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 55.5% less on healthcare

Timor-Leste spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Azerbaijan, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 43.3% more likely to die in a road accident

In Timor-Leste, road accidents kill 12.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Azerbaijan, they kill 17.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 2175.0 times more home broadband

Timor-Leste has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Azerbaijan has 21.8 as of 2024.

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live with 2.0 times more strain on fresh water

Timor-Leste withdraws 28% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Azerbaijan withdraws 58% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 86.9% more likely to die from air pollution

In Timor-Leste, air pollution causes 61.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Azerbaijan, it causes 114.0 as of 2019.

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emit 7.6 times more CO2

Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Azerbaijan emits 3.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2014–2015). How we calculate this

Azerbaijan: At a glance

Azerbaijan is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 82,629 sq km. Azerbaijan - a nation with a majority-Turkic and majority-Shia Muslim population - was briefly independent (from 1918 to 1920) following the collapse of the Russian Empire; it was subsequently incorporated into the Soviet Union for seven decades. Azerbaijan has yet to resolve its conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, a primarily Armenian-populated region that Moscow recognized in 1923 as an autonomous republic within Soviet Azerbaijan after Armenia and Azerbaijan disputed the territory's status. Armenia and Azerbaijan began fighting over the area in 1988; the struggle escalated after both countries attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By May 1994, when a cease-fire took hold, ethnic Armenian forces held not only Nagorno-Karabakh but also seven surrounding provinces in the territory of Azerbaijan. The OSCE Minsk Group, co-chaired by the United States, France, and Russia, is the framework established to mediate a peaceful resolution of the conflict. Corruption in the country is widespread, and the government, which eliminated presidential term limits in a 2009 referendum, has been accused of authoritarianism. Although the poverty rate has been reduced and infrastructure investment has increased substantially in recent years due to revenue from oil and gas production, reforms have not adequately addressed weaknesses in most government institutions, particularly in the education and health sectors.
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