Armenia
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Armenia.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the etymology of the country's name remains obscure.
CIA 2026
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Armenia vs Azerbaijan
120 shared metrics.
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Azerbaijan
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Azerbaijan.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Azerbaijan has mud-volcano islands in the Caspian that can appear, erupt, and erode back into the sea.
Analysis
Armenia leads in 65 of 120 shared metrics, while Azerbaijan leads in 55.
Armenia's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 16.0x that of Azerbaijan (2.7 per 100k people vs 0.16 per 100k people).
Armenia's High-Tech Exports (%) is 7.1x that of Azerbaijan (23.64% vs 2.9%).
Armenia's Freedom of Expression Index is 7.0x that of Azerbaijan (0.73 vs 0.09).
Armenia's Liberal Democracy Index is 6.0x that of Azerbaijan (0.37 vs 0.05).
Armenia's Renewable Energy (%) is 6.0x that of Azerbaijan (9.1% vs 1.3%).
Key Comparisons
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleArmenia leads
Armenia
2.7 per 100k people
Azerbaijan
0.16 per 100k people
High-Tech Exports (%)Armenia leads
Armenia
23.64%
Azerbaijan
2.9%
Freedom of Expression IndexArmenia leads
Armenia
0.73
Azerbaijan
0.09
Liberal Democracy IndexArmenia leads
Armenia
0.37
Azerbaijan
0.05
Renewable Energy (%)Armenia leads
Armenia
9.1%
Azerbaijan
1.3%
Firms Hit by Power OutagesArmenia leads
Armenia
56.14% of firms
Azerbaijan
10.26% of firms
All Metrics
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
ArmeniaArmenia
2.7 per 100k people
Azerbaijan
0.16 per 100k people
1597% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
23.64%
Azerbaijan
2.9%
712% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
ArmeniaArmenia
0.73
Azerbaijan
0.09
696% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
ArmeniaArmenia
0.37
Azerbaijan
0.05
600% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
9.1%
Azerbaijan
1.3%
600% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
ArmeniaArmenia
56.14% of firms
Azerbaijan
10.26% of firms
447% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
ArmeniaArmenia
28.23% of firms
Azerbaijan
7.3% of firms
286% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
ArmeniaArmenia
0.61
Azerbaijan
0.17
259% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
ArmeniaArmenia
5.8 kg/person/yr
Azerbaijan
2.0 kg/person/yr
188% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
ArmeniaArmenia
47.88% of GDP
Azerbaijan
16.8% of GDP
185% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
ArmeniaArmenia
10.0% of GDP
Azerbaijan
4.0% of GDP
150% higher
Spirits Consumption
ArmeniaArmenia
2.0 L/person/yr
Azerbaijan
0.85 L/person/yr
140% higher
Unemployment Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
13.33%
Azerbaijan
5.6%
138% higher
Beer Consumption
ArmeniaArmenia
0.85 L/person/yr
Azerbaijan
0.38 L/person/yr
127% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
ArmeniaArmenia
$674.79
Azerbaijan
$304.2
122% higher
Imports (% GDP)
ArmeniaArmenia
76.44% of GDP
Azerbaijan
36.79% of GDP
108% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
26.24% of youth labor force
Azerbaijan
13.09% of youth labor force
100% higher
Irrigated Land
AzerbaijanArmenia
1.6K km²
Azerbaijan
14.7K km²
89% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
ArmeniaArmenia
74.61 per 100k
Azerbaijan
39.93 per 100k
87% higher
Inflation Rate
AzerbaijanArmenia
0.30%
Azerbaijan
2.2%
86% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
AzerbaijanArmenia
7.5 Mt CO2e
Azerbaijan
38.89 Mt CO2e
81% lower
Railway Length
AzerbaijanArmenia
686 km
Azerbaijan
2.9K km
77% lower
Water Withdrawal
AzerbaijanArmenia
3.1 B m³
Azerbaijan
13.03 B m³
76% lower
Protected Land (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
38.9%
Azerbaijan
22.1%
76% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
36.45%
Azerbaijan
20.8%
75% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
AzerbaijanArmenia
0.19% of firms
Azerbaijan
0.75% of firms
75% lower
Population
AzerbaijanArmenia
2.96M
Azerbaijan
10.69M
72% lower
Forest Area
AzerbaijanArmenia
3.3K km²
Azerbaijan
11.7K km²
72% lower
Water Stress (%)
AzerbaijanArmenia
44.79%
Azerbaijan
160.53%
72% lower
Alcohol Consumption
ArmeniaArmenia
4.3 L/adult/yr
Azerbaijan
2.5 L/adult/yr
72% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
AzerbaijanArmenia
1.7% of firms
Azerbaijan
6.0% of firms
72% lower
Electricity Generation
AzerbaijanArmenia
8.8 TWh
Azerbaijan
29.27 TWh
70% lower
Railway Network
AzerbaijanArmenia
698.4 km
Azerbaijan
2.1K km
67% lower
Airports
AzerbaijanArmenia
11
Azerbaijan
33
67% lower
Domestic Patents
AzerbaijanArmenia
40
Azerbaijan
119
66% lower
Land Area
AzerbaijanArmenia
28.2K km²
Azerbaijan
82.7K km²
66% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
AzerbaijanArmenia
211.93 gCO2/kWh
Azerbaijan
631.9 gCO2/kWh
66% lower
GDP (Nominal)
AzerbaijanArmenia
$25,955,275,380.03
Azerbaijan
$74,315,882,352.94
65% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
ArmeniaArmenia
0.51% of GDP
Azerbaijan
0.31% of GDP
63% higher
Teen Birth Rate
AzerbaijanArmenia
13.45 per 1k
Azerbaijan
34.77 per 1k
61% lower
Exports (% GDP)
ArmeniaArmenia
73.63% of GDP
Azerbaijan
45.9% of GDP
60% higher
Elderly Population (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
13.7%
Azerbaijan
8.6%
60% higher
Suicide Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
2.5 per 100k
Azerbaijan
1.6 per 100k
58% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
ArmeniaArmenia
46 pts
Azerbaijan
30 pts
53% higher
Tourist Arrivals
AzerbaijanArmenia
375.0K
Azerbaijan
796.0K
53% lower
Foreign Patents
AzerbaijanArmenia
8.0
Azerbaijan
16
50% lower
Official Languages Count
AzerbaijanArmenia
1.0
Azerbaijan
2.0
50% lower
Air Passengers
AzerbaijanArmenia
1.31M
Azerbaijan
2.58M
49% lower
Death Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
9.6 per 1k
Azerbaijan
6.4 per 1k
49% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
AzerbaijanArmenia
4.26M kW
Azerbaijan
8.38M kW
49% lower
Political Corruption Index
AzerbaijanArmenia
0.47
Azerbaijan
0.89
47% lower
Child Mortality
AzerbaijanArmenia
10 per 1k births
Azerbaijan
18.6 per 1k births
46% lower
GDP Growth Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
5.9%
Azerbaijan
4.1%
45% higher
Scientific Publications
AzerbaijanArmenia
655.3
Azerbaijan
1.2K
44% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
AzerbaijanArmenia
47.0K
Azerbaijan
82.0K
43% lower
Credit Card Ownership
AzerbaijanArmenia
7.7% of adults
Azerbaijan
13.38% of adults
43% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
82.07%
Azerbaijan
57.81%
42% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
ArmeniaArmenia
30.58 µg/m³
Azerbaijan
21.73 µg/m³
41% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
ArmeniaArmenia
26.2% of adults
Azerbaijan
18.7% of adults
40% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
AzerbaijanArmenia
3.0 sites
Azerbaijan
5.0 sites
40% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
ArmeniaArmenia
209.03 kg/person/yr
Azerbaijan
152.07 kg/person/yr
37% higher
Researchers
AzerbaijanArmenia
1.0K per 1M
Azerbaijan
1.7K per 1M
37% lower
Land Border Length
AzerbaijanArmenia
1.6K km
Azerbaijan
2.5K km
36% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
ArmeniaArmenia
0.88
Azerbaijan
0.65
35% higher
CO2 Per Capita
AzerbaijanArmenia
2.5 t/person/yr
Azerbaijan
3.9 t/person/yr
35% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
ArmeniaArmenia
45.64 kg/person/yr
Azerbaijan
34.08 kg/person/yr
34% higher
Infant Mortality
AzerbaijanArmenia
8.9 per 1k births
Azerbaijan
13.3 per 1k births
33% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
AzerbaijanArmenia
2.4% of GDP
Azerbaijan
3.7% of GDP
33% lower
University Enrollment Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
52.77%
Azerbaijan
41.34%
28% higher
Smoking Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
24.9%
Azerbaijan
19.6%
27% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
ArmeniaArmenia
22.37% of GDP
Azerbaijan
17.79% of GDP
26% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
135 per 100 people
Azerbaijan
110 per 100 people
23% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
AzerbaijanArmenia
1.3K kg oil eq/person
Azerbaijan
1.7K kg oil eq/person
22% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
AzerbaijanArmenia
13.6 per 100k
Azerbaijan
17.2 per 100k
21% lower
Border Neighbors
AzerbaijanArmenia
4.0
Azerbaijan
5.0
20% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
AzerbaijanArmenia
11.62%
Azerbaijan
14.11%
18% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
ArmeniaArmenia
4.6 per 1k
Azerbaijan
3.9 per 1k
18% higher
Digital Payments Used
ArmeniaArmenia
60.58% of adults
Azerbaijan
51.59% of adults
17% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
ArmeniaArmenia
92.24% of adults
Azerbaijan
79.84% of adults
16% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
ArmeniaArmenia
26.58% of adults
Azerbaijan
22.84% of adults
16% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
ArmeniaArmenia
47% of adults
Azerbaijan
40.9% of adults
15% higher
Population Density
AzerbaijanArmenia
105.12 /km²
Azerbaijan
122.85 /km²
14% lower
Dependency Ratio
ArmeniaArmenia
49.12% of working-age pop.
Azerbaijan
43.61% of working-age pop.
13% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
ArmeniaArmenia
38.8 hrs/week
Azerbaijan
34.43 hrs/week
13% higher
Life Evaluation Score
ArmeniaArmenia
5.6 pts
Azerbaijan
5.0 pts
12% higher
Youth Population (%)
AzerbaijanArmenia
19.24%
Azerbaijan
21.81%
12% lower
Urban Population (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
65.81%
Azerbaijan
58.57%
12% higher
Tourism Revenue
AzerbaijanArmenia
$303,000,000
Azerbaijan
$340,000,000
11% lower
Median Age
ArmeniaArmenia
35.8 years
Azerbaijan
32.6 years
10% higher
Broadband Access (%)
AzerbaijanArmenia
19 per 100 people
Azerbaijan
21 per 100 people
10% lower
Internet Users (%)
AzerbaijanArmenia
80%
Azerbaijan
89%
10% lower
Military Spending
ArmeniaArmenia
5.5% of GDP
Azerbaijan
5.0% of GDP
10% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
AzerbaijanArmenia
$22,823.18
Azerbaijan
$25,089
9% lower
Birth Rate
AzerbaijanArmenia
10.24 per 1k
Azerbaijan
11.13 per 1k
8% lower
Highest Elevation
AzerbaijanArmenia
4.1K m
Azerbaijan
4.5K m
8% lower
GNI Per Capita
ArmeniaArmenia
$7,810
Azerbaijan
$7,330
7% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
AzerbaijanArmenia
20 days/yr
Azerbaijan
21 days/yr
5% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
ArmeniaArmenia
3.4 per 1k
Azerbaijan
3.2 per 1k
5% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
AzerbaijanArmenia
93.66%
Azerbaijan
98.98%
5% lower
Life Expectancy
ArmeniaArmenia
77.5 years
Azerbaijan
74.4 years
4% higher
Human Development Index
ArmeniaArmenia
0.81
Azerbaijan
0.79
3% higher
Fertility Rate
AzerbaijanArmenia
1.7 children/woman
Azerbaijan
1.7 children/woman
2% lower
Homicide Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
2.2 per 100k
Azerbaijan
2.2 per 100k
2% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
ArmeniaArmenia
2.4K kWh/person
Azerbaijan
2.4K kWh/person
2% higher
Obesity Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
27.87%
Azerbaijan
27.5%
1% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
58.59%
Azerbaijan
57.83%
1% higher
Time Zones Count
ArmeniaArmenia
1.0 time zones
Azerbaijan
1.0 time zones
equal
Coastline Length
ArmeniaArmenia
0 km
Azerbaijan
0 km
ranked higher
Coal Electricity Share
ArmeniaArmenia
0%
Azerbaijan
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
AzerbaijanArmenia
0%
Azerbaijan
0.32%
ranked lower
Solar Electricity Share
ArmeniaArmenia
11.01%
Azerbaijan
0%
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
ArmeniaArmenia
100%
Azerbaijan
100%
equal
Adult Literacy Rate
ArmeniaArmenia
99.84%
Azerbaijan
99.78%
equal
R&D Spending (% GDP)
AzerbaijanArmenia
0.18% of GDP
Azerbaijan
0.18% of GDP
equal
Capital Elevation
ArmeniaArmenia
987 m
Azerbaijan
-28 m
ranked higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
AzerbaijanArmenia
0 per 1M people
Azerbaijan
0.09 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
ArmeniaArmenia
400 m
Azerbaijan
-28 m
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
AzerbaijanArmenia
-6.7% of GDP
Azerbaijan
5.5% of GDP
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
AzerbaijanArmenia
0 per 1M people
Azerbaijan
2.5 per 1M people
ranked lower
Food Waste per Person
AzerbaijanArmenia
162.72 kg/person/yr
Azerbaijan
162.77 kg/person/yr
equal
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