Armenia vs Azerbaijan

Armenia and Azerbaijan compared on 169 measures that both have. Each pair of values is for the same period, the latest one with data for both countries, so the year can differ from one row to the next.

Where Armenia and Azerbaijan differ most

Measures where one value is the largest multiple of the other, among measures with positive values. Totals such as population, index values and growth rates are left out, because their size says little about the difference.

Population and ageing

MeasureArmeniaAzerbaijanArmenia compared with AzerbaijanPeriodSource
Population on 1 January
people
2,991,201 people 10,180,770 people −70.6% 2024 Eurostat
Population by age and sex
people
2,991,201 people 10,180,770 people −70.6% 2024 Eurostat
Crude birth rate
live births per 1,000 people
10.4 per 1,000 people 9.4 per 1,000 people +1.0 per 1,000 people 2025 Eurostat
Crude death rate
deaths per 1,000 people
8.3 per 1,000 people 5.8 per 1,000 people +2.5 per 1,000 people 2025 Eurostat
Total fertility rate
live births per woman
1.60 births per woman 1.81 births per woman −11.6% 2019 Eurostat
Population aged 65 and over
% of total population
16.7% 9.1% +7.6 percentage points 2024 Eurostat
Median age of the population
years
33.7 years 34.5 years −2.3% 2024 Eurostat
Old-age dependency ratio
people aged 65+ per 100 people aged 15 to 64
26.1 per 100 working-age people 13.1 per 100 working-age people +99.2% 2024 Eurostat
Natural population change
per 1,000 people
2.1 per 1,000 people 3.5 per 1,000 people −1.4 per 1,000 people 2025 Eurostat
Population estimates and projections
people
2,943,393 people 10,318,207 people −71.5% 2023 UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
years
35.8 years 32.6 years +9.9% 2023 UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
live births per woman
1.71 births per woman 1.67 births per woman +2.6% 2023 UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
% per year
2.79% -0.26% +3.05 percentage points 2023 UN Population Division
Population
people
3,086,700 people 10,246,996 people −69.9% 2025 World Bank
Population growth
annual % change
1.74% 0.43% +1.31 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
% of total population
14.4% 9.2% +5.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Population aged 0 to 14
% of total population
19.0% 21.2% −2.2 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Fertility rate
births per woman
1.70 births per woman 1.43 births per woman +18.9% 2024 World Bank
Crude birth rate
births per 1,000 people
11.1 per 1,000 people 10.0 per 1,000 people +1.1 per 1,000 people 2024 World Bank
Crude death rate
deaths per 1,000 people
8.4 per 1,000 people 5.8 per 1,000 people +2.6 per 1,000 people 2024 World Bank
Urban population share
% of total population
65.9% 58.6% +7.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Adolescent birth rate
births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
12.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 34.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 −22.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 World Bank
Age dependency ratio
dependants per 100 people aged 15 to 64
50.2 per 100 working-age people 43.6 per 100 working-age people +6.6 per 100 working-age people 2025 World Bank
Population density
people per square kilometre of land
107.6 people per km² 123.4 people per km² −12.9% 2024 World Bank
Urban population growth
annual % change
1.92% 0.54% +1.38 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Migration and citizenship

MeasureArmeniaAzerbaijanArmenia compared with AzerbaijanPeriodSource
Net migration rate
per 1,000 people
4.6 per 1,000 people 0.1 per 1,000 people +4.5 per 1,000 people 2025 Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
per 1,000 people
25.5 per 1,000 people -8.2 per 1,000 people +33.6 per 1,000 people 2023 UN Population Division
Net migration
people
-29,013 people 8,731 people −37,744 people 2025 World Bank
International migrant stock
% of population
9.2% 2.1% +7.1 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Personal remittances received
% of GDP
5.4% 2.0% +3.4 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Employment and occupations

MeasureArmeniaAzerbaijanArmenia compared with AzerbaijanPeriodSource
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
% of the labour force aged 15 and over
12.9% 5.5% +7.4 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
% of the labour force aged 15 to 24
26.2% 13.1% +13.2 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
% of working-age population aged 15 and over
59.4% 63.3% −3.9 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
% of women aged 15 and over
51.1% 60.8% −9.7 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
% of population aged 15 and over
51.7% 59.8% −8.1 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
% of total employment
27.0% 34.2% −7.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Employment in industry
% of total employment
21.3% 15.5% +5.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Employment in services
% of total employment
51.7% 50.2% +1.5 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Economy and productivity

MeasureArmeniaAzerbaijanArmenia compared with AzerbaijanPeriodSource
GDP in US dollars
current US dollars
US$29.2 billion US$75.9 billion −61.5% 2025 World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
current US dollars per person
US$9,474 per person US$7,411 per person +27.8% 2025 World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
constant 2021 international dollars per person
Int$21,153 per person Int$22,314 per person −5.2% 2025 World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
current US dollars per person
US$9,020 per person US$7,360 per person +22.6% 2025 World Bank
Real GDP growth
annual % change
7.2% 1.4% +5.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Services share of GDP
% of GDP
61.3% 45.3% +16.0 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Investment share of GDP
% of GDP
24.2% 18.9% +5.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Savings share of GDP
% of GDP
17.5% 23.5% −6.0 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Household consumption per person
constant 2015 US dollars per person
US$2,737 per person US$3,118 per person −12.2% 2015 World Bank

Prices and purchasing power

MeasureArmeniaAzerbaijanArmenia compared with AzerbaijanPeriodSource
Consumer price inflation
annual % change
3.3% 5.6% −2.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Consumer price index
index, 2010 = 100
160.8 (2010 = 100) 229.9 (2010 = 100) −69.1 points 2025 World Bank
Inflation measured by the GDP deflator
annual % change
3.6% 0.6% +3.0 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Exchange rate to the US dollar
local currency units per US dollar, annual average
387.010 per US$ 1.700 per US$ +22,665.3% 2025 World Bank

Housing and households

MeasureArmeniaAzerbaijanArmenia compared with AzerbaijanPeriodSource
Slum population
% of urban population
9.9% 26.9% −17.1 percentage points 2012 World Bank

Education and skills

MeasureArmeniaAzerbaijanArmenia compared with AzerbaijanPeriodSource
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
% of youth aged 15 to 24
20.4% 3.3% +17.2 percentage points 2025 ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age
100.0% 98.7% +1.2 percentage points 2023 UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
100.0% 96.4% +3.6 percentage points 2023 UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
95.0% 82.2% +12.8 percentage points 2023 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
% of children of primary school age
1.1% 0.0% +1.1 percentage points 2024 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
% of adolescents of lower secondary school age
3.2% 8.1% −4.9 percentage points 2024 UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
% of youth of upper secondary school age
11.5% 21.7% −10.1 percentage points 2024 UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
% of children of primary school age
98.9% 100.0% −1.1 percentage points 2024 UNESCO UIS
Youth literacy
% of people aged 15 to 24
99.9% 99.9% 0 percentage points 2023 UNESCO UIS
Qualified primary teachers
% of primary teachers
84.9% 99.7% −14.8 percentage points 2024 UNESCO UIS
Education share of public spending
% of total government expenditure
8.7% 11.9% −3.2 percentage points 2025 UNESCO UIS
Education spending
% of GDP
2.4% 3.7% −1.2 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
% of the official primary school-age population
102.0% 105.6% −3.6 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
% of the population in the five years after secondary school age
52.8% 41.3% +11.4 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Adult literacy rate
% of people aged 15 and above
99.8% 99.8% +0.1 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Primary school completion rate
% of the relevant age group
98.2% 97.2% +1.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
% of the official secondary school-age population
90.9% 91.1% −0.2 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Health and healthcare

MeasureArmeniaAzerbaijanArmenia compared with AzerbaijanPeriodSource
Life expectancy at birth
years
76.6 years 76.6 years same 2019 Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
7.3 per 1,000 live births 9.8 per 1,000 live births −2.5 per 1,000 live births 2020 Eurostat
Life expectancy at age 65
years
16.9 years 17.4 years −2.9% 2019 Eurostat
Life expectancy estimates and projections
years
75.7 years 74.4 years +1.7% 2023 UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
years
16.2 years 15.4 years +5.3% 2023 UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
years
66.4 years 65.2 years +1.8% 2023 WHO
UHC service coverage
index from 0 to 100
69 67 +2 points 2023 WHO
Alcohol consumption
litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+
5.22 litres 1.25 litres +319.2% 2024 WHO
Adult obesity
% of adults aged 18+
25.0% 27.6% −2.6 percentage points 2024 WHO
Hypertension
% of adults aged 30 to 79
47.3% 41.0% +6.3 percentage points 2019 WHO
Suicide rate
deaths per 100,000 people
3.7 per 100,000 people 3.0 per 100,000 people +0.7 per 100,000 people 2023 WHO
Premature NCD mortality
% probability
17.3% 19.3% −2.0 percentage points 2023 WHO
Physical inactivity
% of adults aged 18+
28.4% 23.6% +4.8 percentage points 2022 WHO
DTP3 immunisation
% of one-year-olds
97% 51% +46.0 percentage points 2025 WHO
Anaemia in women
% of women aged 15 to 49
18.7% 35.6% −16.9 percentage points 2023 WHO
Poisoning deaths
deaths per 100,000 people
0.7 per 100,000 people 0.8 per 100,000 people −0.1 per 100,000 people 2023 WHO
Nurses and midwives
per 10,000 people
47.5 per 10,000 people 55.8 per 10,000 people −8.3 per 10,000 people 2022 WHO
Dentists
per 10,000 people
3.59 per 10,000 people 3.38 per 10,000 people +0.21 per 10,000 people 2022 WHO
Life expectancy at birth
years
78.3 years 74.6 years +5.0% 2024 World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
years
81.7 years 77.3 years +5.7% 2024 World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
years
75.1 years 71.7 years +4.7% 2024 World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
% of GDP
9.3% 4.3% +5.1 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
9.6 per 1,000 live births 17.9 per 1,000 live births −8.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Infant mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
8.5 per 1,000 live births 12.5 per 1,000 live births −4.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
19 per 100,000 live births 18 per 100,000 live births +1 per 100,000 live births 2023 World Bank
Physicians
physicians per 1,000 people
3.36 per 1,000 people 3.19 per 1,000 people +0.17 per 1,000 people 2022 World Bank
Hospital beds
beds per 1,000 people
4.2 per 1,000 people 3.7 per 1,000 people +0.6 per 1,000 people 2023 World Bank
Measles immunisation
% of children aged 12 to 23 months
96% 71% +25.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Tobacco use
% of adults aged 15 and over
26.2% 18.7% +7.5 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
% of current health expenditure
80.5% 64.6% +15.8 percentage points 2023 World Bank
Health spending per person
current US dollars per person
US$767 per person US$300 per person +155.8% 2023 World Bank
Diabetes prevalence
% of population aged 20 to 79
7.7% 10.2% −2.5 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Neonatal mortality rate
deaths per 1,000 live births
5.1 per 1,000 live births 12.4 per 1,000 live births −7.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 World Bank
Child stunting
% of children under 5
17.3% 24.2% −6.9 percentage points 2000 World Bank
Malaria incidence
new cases per 1,000 people at risk
0.0 per 1,000 at risk 0.0 per 1,000 at risk same 2023 World Bank
Tuberculosis incidence
new cases per 100,000 people
19 per 100,000 people 64 per 100,000 people −45 per 100,000 people 2024 World Bank
HIV incidence
new infections per 1,000 uninfected people aged 15 to 49
0.38 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 0.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 +0.28 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 World Bank

Internet and digital society

MeasureArmeniaAzerbaijanArmenia compared with AzerbaijanPeriodSource
Internet users
% of population
81.3% 90.4% −9.1 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Mobile subscriptions
subscriptions per 100 people
135 per 100 people 110 per 100 people +25 per 100 people 2024 World Bank
Fixed broadband subscriptions
subscriptions per 100 people
20.3 per 100 people 21.8 per 100 people −1.4 per 100 people 2024 World Bank

Business and industry

MeasureArmeniaAzerbaijanArmenia compared with AzerbaijanPeriodSource
Industry share of GDP
% of GDP
23.1% 39.5% −16.4 percentage points 2025 World Bank
New businesses registered
new limited liability companies
8,381 companies 14,215 companies −41.0% 2024 World Bank
Medium and high-tech manufacturing
% of manufacturing value added
6.9% 19.7% −12.8 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Manufacturing share of GDP
% of GDP
11.0% 6.0% +5.0 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Trade and investment

MeasureArmeniaAzerbaijanArmenia compared with AzerbaijanPeriodSource
Exports share of GDP
% of GDP
48.1% 43.0% +5.1 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Imports share of GDP
% of GDP
53.6% 36.8% +16.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Trade as a share of GDP
% of GDP
101.7% 79.8% +21.9 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Foreign direct investment inflows
% of GDP
2.4% 0.5% +1.9 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Current account balance
% of GDP
-8.7% 4.6% −13.3 percentage points 2025 World Bank
High-technology exports
% of manufactured exports
23.6% 2.9% +20.7 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Transport and mobility

MeasureArmeniaAzerbaijanArmenia compared with AzerbaijanPeriodSource
Road traffic deaths
deaths per 100,000 people
20.0 per 100,000 people 6.7 per 100,000 people +13.3 per 100,000 people 2019 World Bank
Air passengers carried
passengers
1,311,506 passengers 2,581,841 passengers −49.2% 2023 World Bank

Energy and electricity

MeasureArmeniaAzerbaijanArmenia compared with AzerbaijanPeriodSource
Access to electricity
% of population
100.0% 100.0% same 2024 World Bank
Clean cooking access
% of population
99.0% 99.0% same 2024 World Bank
Renewable energy share
% of total final energy consumption
9.1% 1.3% +7.8 percentage points 2021 World Bank
Fossil electricity share
% of total electricity production
37.5% 86.5% −49.0 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Net energy imports
% of energy use
76.2% -254.7% +330.9 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Climate and emissions

MeasureArmeniaAzerbaijanArmenia compared with AzerbaijanPeriodSource
Temperature change
°C difference from the 1951 to 1980 average
1.74 °Ce (Estimated value) 1.85 °Ce (Estimated value) −0.11 °C 2025 FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
1.38 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.53 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) −45.5% 2024 FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
10.8 Mt CO2e 58.3 Mt CO2e −81.5% 2024 World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
3.6 t CO2e per person 5.7 t CO2e per person −37.8% 2024 World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
tonnes of CO2 per person
2.47 t CO2 per person 3.81 t CO2 per person −35.2% 2024 World Bank
Methane emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
2.5 Mt CO2e 15.0 Mt CO2e −83.5% 2024 World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
0.45 Mt CO2e 2.53 Mt CO2e −82.3% 2024 World Bank

Air quality and ecosystems

MeasureArmeniaAzerbaijanArmenia compared with AzerbaijanPeriodSource
PM2.5 air pollution
micrograms per cubic metre
30.1 µg/m³ 23.6 µg/m³ +27.8% 2023 WHO
Forest area
% of land area
11.8% 14.6% −2.7 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Protected areas
% of total territorial area
38.9% 12.0% +26.9 percentage points 2025 World Bank
PM2.5 air pollution exposure
micrograms per cubic metre
28.6 µg/m³ 23.7 µg/m³ +20.4% 2023 World Bank
Terrestrial protected areas
% of land area
38.9% 22.1% +16.8 percentage points 2025 World Bank

Water, sanitation and waste

MeasureArmeniaAzerbaijanArmenia compared with AzerbaijanPeriodSource
Basic drinking water access
% of population
99.9% 97.7% +2.2 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Safely managed drinking water
% of population
82.1% 57.8% +24.3 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Basic sanitation access
% of population
93.7% 99.0% −5.3 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Level of water stress
% of available freshwater resources
62.0% 57.5% +4.4 percentage points 2022 World Bank
Renewable internal freshwater per person
cubic metres per person
2,310 m³ per person 800 m³ per person +188.7% 2022 World Bank
Safely managed sanitation
% of population
10.7% 68.0% −57.3 percentage points 2024 World Bank

Agriculture, food and fisheries

MeasureArmeniaAzerbaijanArmenia compared with AzerbaijanPeriodSource
Cost of a healthy diet
international dollars (PPP) per person per day
Int$4.56 per person per daye (Estimated value) Int$4.37 per person per daye (Estimated value) +4.3% 2025 FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
% of the population
44.0%e (Estimated value) 0.7%e (Estimated value) +43.3 percentage points 2025 FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
kg of active ingredients per hectare of cropland
2.01 kg/hae (Estimated value) 0.23 kg/hae (Estimated value) +773.9% 2024 FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
31.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 16.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) +89.4% 2024 FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
% of GDP
7.9% 5.9% +2.0 percentage points 2025 World Bank
Cereal yield
kilograms per hectare
1,961 kg per hectare 3,427 kg per hectare −42.8% 2024 World Bank
Agricultural land
% of land area
59.4% 57.8% +1.6 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Capture fisheries production
metric tonnes
1,200 tonnes 64,022 tonnes −98.1% 2024 World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
% of population
2.5% 2.5% same 2024 World Bank
Food production index
index, 2014 to 2016 = 100
78.9 (2014-16 = 100) 129.5 (2014-16 = 100) −39.1% 2024 World Bank
Fertiliser use
kilograms per hectare of arable land
41.2 kg per hectare 32.1 kg per hectare +28.4% 2024 World Bank
Land area
square kilometres
28,199 km² 82,650 km² −65.9% 2024 World Bank

Poverty and social protection

MeasureArmeniaAzerbaijanArmenia compared with AzerbaijanPeriodSource
Gini index
Gini index, 0 to 100
36.0 (0 to 100) 26.6 (0 to 100) +9.4 points 2005 World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
% of total income or consumption
30.8% 24.2% +6.6 percentage points 2005 World Bank
Extreme poverty rate
% of population
6.1% 0.0% +6.1 percentage points 2005 World Bank
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
% of population
32.4% 6.0% +26.4 percentage points 2012 World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
% of population
19.4% 0.3% +19.1 percentage points 2005 World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
% of population
70.7% 35.9% +34.8 percentage points 2005 World Bank

Government finance and taxation

MeasureArmeniaAzerbaijanArmenia compared with AzerbaijanPeriodSource
Tax revenue
% of GDP
22.4% 17.3% +5.1 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Central government expense
% of GDP
21.2% 23.0% −1.8 percentage points 2022 World Bank

Science and innovation

MeasureArmeniaAzerbaijanArmenia compared with AzerbaijanPeriodSource
R&D spending share of GDP
% of GDP
0.29% 0.21% +0.08 percentage points 2024 World Bank
Researchers per million people
researchers per million people
942 per million people 1,663 per million people −720 per million people 2024 World Bank
Scientific and technical journal articles
articles, fractional count
801 articles 1,544 articles −48.1% 2023 World Bank

Crime, justice and public safety

MeasureArmeniaAzerbaijanArmenia compared with AzerbaijanPeriodSource
Intentional homicides
victims per 100,000 people
2.2 per 100,000 people 2.2 per 100,000 people 0 per 100,000 people 2023 World Bank

Culture, society and wellbeing

MeasureArmeniaAzerbaijanArmenia compared with AzerbaijanPeriodSource
Women in national parliament
% of seats in the single or lower chamber
38.3% 20.8% +17.5 percentage points 2025 World Bank

The difference column shows Armenia compared with Azerbaijan: in percentage points for percentages, in the same unit for rates per population and index values, and in percent for other measures.

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