Azerbaijan
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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.
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Azerbaijan vs Russia
125 shared metrics.
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Russia
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Identity
Formal name: Russian Federation.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Russia leads in 88 of 125 shared metrics, while Azerbaijan leads in 37.
Azerbaijan's Water Stress (%) is 105.8x that of Russia (160.53% vs 1.5%).
Azerbaijan's Population Density is 13.0x that of Russia (122.85 /km² vs 8.8 /km²).
Azerbaijan's McDonald's Outlets per Million People is 5.4x that of Russia (2.5 per 1M people vs 0.39 per 1M people).
Azerbaijan's Agricultural Land (%) is 3.4x that of Russia (57.83% vs 13.17%).
Azerbaijan's Child Mortality is 3.1x that of Russia (18.6 per 1k births vs 4.5 per 1k births).
Key Comparisons
Water Stress (%)Azerbaijan leads
Azerbaijan
160.53%
Russia
1.5%
Population DensityAzerbaijan leads
Azerbaijan
122.85 /km²
Russia
8.8 /km²
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleAzerbaijan leads
Azerbaijan
2.5 per 1M people
Russia
0.39 per 1M people
Agricultural Land (%)Azerbaijan leads
Azerbaijan
57.83%
Russia
13.17%
Child MortalityAzerbaijan leads
Azerbaijan
18.6 per 1k births
Russia
4.5 per 1k births
Infant MortalityAzerbaijan leads
Azerbaijan
13.3 per 1k births
Russia
3.7 per 1k births
All Metrics
Water Stress (%)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
160.53%
Russia
1.5%
10579% higher
Population Density
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
122.85 /km²
Russia
8.8 /km²
1299% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
2.5 per 1M people
Russia
0.39 per 1M people
544% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
57.83%
Russia
13.17%
339% higher
Child Mortality
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
18.6 per 1k births
Russia
4.5 per 1k births
313% higher
Infant Mortality
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
13.3 per 1k births
Russia
3.7 per 1k births
259% higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
5.5% of GDP
Russia
1.6% of GDP
244% higher
Food Waste per Person
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
162.77 kg/person/yr
Russia
55.52 kg/person/yr
193% higher
Teen Birth Rate
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
34.77 per 1k
Russia
12.97 per 1k
168% higher
Unemployment Rate
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
5.6%
Russia
2.5%
121% higher
Exports (% GDP)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
45.9% of GDP
Russia
21.92% of GDP
109% higher
Imports (% GDP)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
36.79% of GDP
Russia
17.59% of GDP
109% higher
Foreign Patents
RussiaAzerbaijan
16
Russia
11.4K
100% lower
Forest Area
RussiaAzerbaijan
11.7K km²
Russia
8.15M km²
100% lower
Official Languages Count
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
2.0
Russia
1.0
100% higher
Domestic Patents
RussiaAzerbaijan
119
Russia
19.6K
99% lower
Land Area
RussiaAzerbaijan
82.7K km²
Russia
16.38M km²
99% lower
Scientific Publications
RussiaAzerbaijan
1.2K
Russia
84.3K
99% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
RussiaAzerbaijan
38.89 Mt CO2e
Russia
2.0K Mt CO2e
98% lower
Electricity Generation
RussiaAzerbaijan
29.27 TWh
Russia
1.2K TWh
98% lower
Railway Length
RussiaAzerbaijan
2.9K km
Russia
85.5K km
97% lower
Air Passengers
RussiaAzerbaijan
2.58M
Russia
98.87M
97% lower
Railway Network
RussiaAzerbaijan
2.1K km
Russia
85.5K km
97% lower
GDP (Nominal)
RussiaAzerbaijan
$74,315,882,352.94
Russia
$2,173,835,806,671.66
97% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
RussiaAzerbaijan
0.75% of firms
Russia
26.8% of firms
97% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
RussiaAzerbaijan
8.38M kW
Russia
301.93M kW
97% lower
Airports
RussiaAzerbaijan
33
Russia
938
96% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
RussiaAzerbaijan
82.0K
Russia
1.45M
94% lower
Suicide Rate
RussiaAzerbaijan
1.6 per 100k
Russia
21.37 per 100k
93% lower
Tourism Revenue
RussiaAzerbaijan
$340,000,000
Russia
$4,961,000,000
93% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
21.73 µg/m³
Russia
11.27 µg/m³
93% higher
Population
RussiaAzerbaijan
10.69M
Russia
140.13M
92% lower
Protected Land (%)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
22.1%
Russia
11.5%
92% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
RussiaAzerbaijan
2.0 kg/person/yr
Russia
21.76 kg/person/yr
91% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
RussiaAzerbaijan
312
Russia
2.9K
89% lower
Land Border Length
RussiaAzerbaijan
2.5K km
Russia
22.4K km
89% lower
Beer Consumption
RussiaAzerbaijan
0.38 L/person/yr
Russia
3.1 L/person/yr
88% lower
Tourist Arrivals
RussiaAzerbaijan
796.0K
Russia
6.36M
87% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
RussiaAzerbaijan
5.0 sites
Russia
34 sites
85% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
RussiaAzerbaijan
0.16 per 100k people
Russia
1.1 per 100k people
85% lower
Water Withdrawal
RussiaAzerbaijan
13.03 B m³
Russia
64.82 B m³
80% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
RussiaAzerbaijan
0.18% of GDP
Russia
0.93% of GDP
80% lower
Alcohol Consumption
RussiaAzerbaijan
2.5 L/adult/yr
Russia
10.53 L/adult/yr
76% lower
Inflation Rate
RussiaAzerbaijan
2.2%
Russia
8.4%
74% lower
Spirits Consumption
RussiaAzerbaijan
0.85 L/person/yr
Russia
3.2 L/person/yr
73% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
RussiaAzerbaijan
14.11%
Russia
49.78%
72% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
13.09% of youth labor force
Russia
7.6% of youth labor force
72% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
RussiaAzerbaijan
$304.2
Russia
$1,078.23
72% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
RussiaAzerbaijan
2.9%
Russia
9.7%
70% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
RussiaAzerbaijan
7.3% of firms
Russia
24.25% of firms
70% lower
CO2 Per Capita
RussiaAzerbaijan
3.9 t/person/yr
Russia
12.29 t/person/yr
69% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
RussiaAzerbaijan
1.7K kg oil eq/person
Russia
5.6K kg oil eq/person
69% lower
Homicide Rate
RussiaAzerbaijan
2.2 per 100k
Russia
6.8 per 100k
68% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
RussiaAzerbaijan
39.93 per 100k
Russia
121.42 per 100k
67% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
RussiaAzerbaijan
2.4K kWh/person
Russia
7.2K kWh/person
67% lower
Irrigated Land
RussiaAzerbaijan
14.7K km²
Russia
43.0K km²
66% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
RussiaAzerbaijan
6.0% of firms
Russia
16.58% of firms
64% lower
Border Neighbors
RussiaAzerbaijan
5.0
Russia
14
64% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
RussiaAzerbaijan
1.3%
Russia
3.5%
63% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
RussiaAzerbaijan
136.36 per 1k people
Russia
372.47 per 1k people
63% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
17.2 per 100k
Russia
10.6 per 100k
62% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
RussiaAzerbaijan
34.08 kg/person/yr
Russia
87.81 kg/person/yr
61% lower
Death Rate
RussiaAzerbaijan
6.4 per 1k
Russia
13.93 per 1k
54% lower
GNI Per Capita
RussiaAzerbaijan
$7,330
Russia
$15,320
52% lower
Elderly Population (%)
RussiaAzerbaijan
8.6%
Russia
17.18%
50% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
RussiaAzerbaijan
0.09 per 1M people
Russia
0.19 per 1M people
49% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
17.79% of GDP
Russia
12.07% of GDP
47% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
RussiaAzerbaijan
$25,089
Russia
$47,404.96
47% lower
Credit Card Ownership
RussiaAzerbaijan
13.38% of adults
Russia
25.08% of adults
47% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
RussiaAzerbaijan
3.9 per 1k
Russia
7.0 per 1k
44% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
RussiaAzerbaijan
4.0% of GDP
Russia
6.9% of GDP
43% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
RussiaAzerbaijan
110 per 100 people
Russia
186 per 100 people
41% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
631.9 gCO2/kWh
Russia
449.73 gCO2/kWh
41% higher
Digital Payments Used
RussiaAzerbaijan
51.59% of adults
Russia
87.42% of adults
41% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
RussiaAzerbaijan
3.2 per 1k
Russia
5.1 per 1k
38% lower
Researchers
RussiaAzerbaijan
1.7K per 1M
Russia
2.7K per 1M
38% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
30 pts
Russia
22 pts
36% higher
Birth Rate
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
11.13 per 1k
Russia
8.3 per 1k
35% higher
Smoking Rate
RussiaAzerbaijan
19.6%
Russia
29.2%
33% lower
University Enrollment Rate
RussiaAzerbaijan
41.34%
Russia
60.39%
32% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
RussiaAzerbaijan
10.26% of firms
Russia
15.15% of firms
32% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
RussiaAzerbaijan
18.7% of adults
Russia
26.5% of adults
29% lower
Military Spending
RussiaAzerbaijan
5.0% of GDP
Russia
7.1% of GDP
29% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
22.84% of adults
Russia
17.66% of adults
29% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
RussiaAzerbaijan
4.3%
Russia
6.0%
28% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
20.8%
Russia
16.44%
26% higher
Youth Population (%)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
21.81%
Russia
17.28%
26% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
RussiaAzerbaijan
21 days/yr
Russia
28 days/yr
25% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
RussiaAzerbaijan
57.81%
Russia
76.26%
24% lower
Urban Population (%)
RussiaAzerbaijan
58.57%
Russia
75.11%
22% lower
Highest Elevation
RussiaAzerbaijan
4.5K m
Russia
5.6K m
21% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
0.65
Russia
0.55
19% higher
Broadband Access (%)
RussiaAzerbaijan
21 per 100 people
Russia
25.82 per 100 people
19% lower
Dependency Ratio
RussiaAzerbaijan
43.61% of working-age pop.
Russia
52.57% of working-age pop.
17% lower
Median Age
RussiaAzerbaijan
32.6 years
Russia
39.5 years
17% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
RussiaAzerbaijan
79.84% of adults
Russia
95.61% of adults
16% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
0.09
Russia
0.08
15% higher
Political Corruption Index
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
0.89
Russia
0.78
14% higher
Life Evaluation Score
RussiaAzerbaijan
5.0 pts
Russia
5.8 pts
14% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
RussiaAzerbaijan
34.43 hrs/week
Russia
38.99 hrs/week
12% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
RussiaAzerbaijan
3.7% of GDP
Russia
4.2% of GDP
12% lower
Fertility Rate
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
1.7 children/woman
Russia
1.5 children/woman
11% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
RussiaAzerbaijan
16.8% of GDP
Russia
18.5% of GDP
9% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
RussiaAzerbaijan
40.9% of adults
Russia
44.3% of adults
8% lower
Nurses & Midwives
RussiaAzerbaijan
5.7 per 1k
Russia
6.2 per 1k
8% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
RussiaAzerbaijan
152.07 kg/person/yr
Russia
163.57 kg/person/yr
7% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
98.98%
Russia
92.22%
7% higher
Internet Users (%)
RussiaAzerbaijan
89%
Russia
94.36%
6% lower
GDP Growth Rate
RussiaAzerbaijan
4.1%
Russia
4.3%
6% lower
Human Development Index
RussiaAzerbaijan
0.79
Russia
0.83
5% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
RussiaAzerbaijan
0.05
Russia
0.06
5% lower
Wind Electricity Share
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
0.32%
Russia
0.31%
3% higher
Obesity Rate
RussiaAzerbaijan
27.5%
Russia
28.05%
2% lower
Life Expectancy
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
74.4 years
Russia
73.3 years
2% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
0.17
Russia
0.17
1% higher
Time Zones Count
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
1.0 time zones
Russia
1.0 time zones
equal
Coastline Length
RussiaAzerbaijan
0 km
Russia
37.7K km
ranked lower
Coal Electricity Share
RussiaAzerbaijan
0%
Russia
18.4%
ranked lower
Solar Electricity Share
RussiaAzerbaijan
0%
Russia
0.24%
ranked lower
Electricity Access (%)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
100%
Russia
100%
equal
Adult Literacy Rate
RussiaAzerbaijan
99.78%
Russia
99.93%
equal
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
99.9%
Russia
99.6%
equal
Capital Elevation
RussiaAzerbaijan
-28 m
Russia
156 m
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
-28 m
Russia
-28 m
ranked higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
0.31% of GDP
Russia
-0.44% of GDP
ranked higher
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