Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Albania instead of Azerbaijan, you would:
Health
live 5.3 years longer
In Azerbaijan, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Albania, that number is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Azerbaijan, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Albania, that number is 11.6% as of 2022.
be 4.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Azerbaijan, 4.9% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Albania, however, that number is 22.0% as of 2020.
Life
be 80.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Azerbaijan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Albania, 8.0 women do as of 2020.
be 54.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Azerbaijan, approximately 23.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Albania, on the other hand, 10.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 27.9% less on education
Azerbaijan spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Albania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 45.7% more on healthcare
Azerbaijan spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Albania, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Albania: At a glance
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