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Last European coloniser: Never a European colony · Largest religious group: Muslims. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Azerbaijan

Against upper middle income countries, Azerbaijan ranks 12th of 58 on infrastructure and 50th of 51 on governance. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Azerbaijan with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Azerbaijan reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-1.33173 of 17950 of 51moderate +0.53
Health score 2024-0.25138 of 19336 of 58moderate +0.32
Education score 2024+0.6392 of 19933 of 57proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022-0.0666 of 11015 of 35high +0.80
Infrastructure score 2024+1.1976 of 21012 of 58proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024-0.37154 of 18647 of 57moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.07105 of 21323 of 58moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-0.09124 of 19537 of 56high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Azerbaijan, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate1.99per 100,000 population2024higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance13.9%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important15.9%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Frequent prayer17.9%% of respondents2014no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions69.6%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated4.76%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share0.42%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share94.7%% of population2020no agreed direction
Women in a union59.7%% of women aged 15-492019no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)4.86marriages per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)2.1divorces per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction

demography

Median age32.6years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing25.9years2023no agreed direction
Population10,246,996people2025no agreed direction
Population growth0.432%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization58.6%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+9.17%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1421.2%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.43births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate10per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration8,731people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population2.1%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

Aid given0.0633%% of GNI2025no agreed direction
HDI0.789index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.735index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$22,314international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$19,694international $2021higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$5,936US$2025higher is better
GDP growth1.45%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation5.62%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness79.8%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows0.493%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Tax revenue17.3%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption15.5%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense23%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Military spending4.99%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture34.2%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion98.4%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling12.9years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling11.1years2023higher is better
Education spending3.66%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Primary enrollment106%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment91.1%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment41.3%% gross2024higher is better
Adult literacy99.8%% of adults2023higher is better
Compulsory schooling9years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary0.0266%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio15.4pupils per teacher2018higher is worse
Researchers1,663per million people2024higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita3.81t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area14.1%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land57.8%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land22.1%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.315index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.983ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.649index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers0%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament20.8%% of seats2025higher is better
Married by 1815%% of women aged 20-242023higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index22index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share20.7%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating1,482per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.171index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.053index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.043index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.111index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type1regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.89index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.092index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.141index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.121index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.079index (0-1)2025higher is better
Control of corruption-0.775index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-0.485index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness0.166index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality0.135index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-1.5index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-0.14index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy74.6years2024higher is better
Infant mortality12.5per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality17.9per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending4.27%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate1.56per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds3.68per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Basic water access97.7%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation99%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting6.8%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility34.9births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality18per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance99.9%% of births2021higher is better
Alcohol consumption2.49litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use18.7%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths6.7per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians3.19per 1,000 people2022higher is better
DTP3 immunisation51%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.1%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence64per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality17.4%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women35.6%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending64.6%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment2.5%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity14%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity27.6%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index67index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

infrastructure

Internet users90.8%% of population2025higher is better
Mobile subscriptions110per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population26.9%% of urban population2012higher is worse
Fixed broadband21.8per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Unemployment5.46%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation60.8%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation66%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study9.64%% of 15 to 24 year olds2010higher is worse
Vulnerable employment53.8%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust26.3%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness79.9%% of respondents2022higher is better
Life satisfaction4.99score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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