Azerbaijan
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Azerbaijan.
CIA 2026
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Azerbaijan has mud-volcano islands in the Caspian that can appear, erupt, and erode back into the sea.
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Azerbaijan vs Turkey
124 shared metrics.
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Turkey
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Turkey.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Turkey leads in 84 of 124 shared metrics, while Azerbaijan leads in 40.
Azerbaijan's Water Stress (%) is 4.7x that of Turkey (160.53% vs 28.4%).
Azerbaijan's Protected Land (%) is 2.2x that of Turkey (22.1% vs 7.0%).
Azerbaijan's Teen Birth Rate is 1.9x that of Turkey (34.77 per 1k vs 12.05 per 1k).
Azerbaijan's Nobel Laureates Born per Million People is 1.7x that of Turkey (0.09 per 1M people vs 0.04 per 1M people).
Azerbaijan's Road Traffic Death Rate is 1.6x that of Turkey (17.2 per 100k vs 6.5 per 100k).
Key Comparisons
Water Stress (%)Azerbaijan leads
Azerbaijan
160.53%
Turkey
28.4%
Protected Land (%)Azerbaijan leads
Azerbaijan
22.1%
Turkey
7.0%
Teen Birth RateAzerbaijan leads
Azerbaijan
34.77 per 1k
Turkey
12.05 per 1k
Nobel Laureates Born per Million PeopleAzerbaijan leads
Azerbaijan
0.09 per 1M people
Turkey
0.04 per 1M people
Road Traffic Death RateAzerbaijan leads
Azerbaijan
17.2 per 100k
Turkey
6.5 per 100k
Military SpendingAzerbaijan leads
Azerbaijan
5.0% of GDP
Turkey
1.9% of GDP
All Metrics
Water Stress (%)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
160.53%
Turkey
28.4%
465% higher
Protected Land (%)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
22.1%
Turkey
7.0%
216% higher
Teen Birth Rate
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
34.77 per 1k
Turkey
12.05 per 1k
188% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
0.09 per 1M people
Turkey
0.04 per 1M people
169% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
17.2 per 100k
Turkey
6.5 per 100k
165% higher
Military Spending
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
5.0% of GDP
Turkey
1.9% of GDP
160% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
6.0% of firms
Turkey
2.5% of firms
138% higher
Spirits Consumption
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
0.85 L/person/yr
Turkey
0.37 L/person/yr
131% higher
Official Languages Count
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
2.0
Turkey
1.0
100% higher
Domestic Patents
TurkeyAzerbaijan
119
Turkey
8.2K
99% lower
Air Passengers
TurkeyAzerbaijan
2.58M
Turkey
125.94M
98% lower
Scientific Publications
TurkeyAzerbaijan
1.2K
Turkey
52.7K
98% lower
Tourism Revenue
TurkeyAzerbaijan
$340,000,000
Turkey
$13,771,000,000
98% lower
Wind Electricity Share
TurkeyAzerbaijan
0.32%
Turkey
11.14%
97% lower
Inflation Rate
TurkeyAzerbaijan
2.2%
Turkey
58.5%
96% lower
Tourist Arrivals
TurkeyAzerbaijan
796.0K
Turkey
15.97M
95% lower
Forest Area
TurkeyAzerbaijan
11.7K km²
Turkey
226.9K km²
95% lower
GDP (Nominal)
TurkeyAzerbaijan
$74,315,882,352.94
Turkey
$1,359,123,768,774.12
95% lower
Foreign Patents
TurkeyAzerbaijan
16
Turkey
242
93% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
TurkeyAzerbaijan
38.89 Mt CO2e
Turkey
460.03 Mt CO2e
92% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
TurkeyAzerbaijan
8.38M kW
Turkey
106.28M kW
92% lower
Electricity Generation
TurkeyAzerbaijan
29.27 TWh
Turkey
341.22 TWh
91% lower
Land Area
TurkeyAzerbaijan
82.7K km²
Turkey
769.6K km²
89% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
TurkeyAzerbaijan
1.3%
Turkey
12%
89% lower
Population
TurkeyAzerbaijan
10.69M
Turkey
84.63M
87% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
TurkeyAzerbaijan
0.18% of GDP
Turkey
1.3% of GDP
86% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
TurkeyAzerbaijan
82.0K
Turkey
512.0K
84% lower
Water Withdrawal
TurkeyAzerbaijan
13.03 B m³
Turkey
64.47 B m³
80% lower
Railway Network
TurkeyAzerbaijan
2.1K km
Turkey
10.5K km
80% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
TurkeyAzerbaijan
0.16 per 100k people
Turkey
0.77 per 100k people
79% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
TurkeyAzerbaijan
4.3%
Turkey
19.79%
78% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
TurkeyAzerbaijan
5.0 sites
Turkey
22 sites
77% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
21 days/yr
Turkey
12 days/yr
75% higher
Railway Length
TurkeyAzerbaijan
2.9K km
Turkey
11.5K km
74% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
TurkeyAzerbaijan
312
Turkey
1.2K
73% lower
Airports
TurkeyAzerbaijan
33
Turkey
116
72% lower
Irrigated Land
TurkeyAzerbaijan
14.7K km²
Turkey
52.1K km²
72% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
TurkeyAzerbaijan
0.75% of firms
Turkey
2.4% of firms
69% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
TurkeyAzerbaijan
10.26% of firms
Turkey
32.76% of firms
69% lower
Credit Card Ownership
TurkeyAzerbaijan
13.38% of adults
Turkey
43.67% of adults
69% lower
University Enrollment Rate
TurkeyAzerbaijan
41.34%
Turkey
127.58%
68% lower
Time Zones Count
TurkeyAzerbaijan
1.0 time zones
Turkey
3.0 time zones
67% lower
Exports (% GDP)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
45.9% of GDP
Turkey
27.57% of GDP
67% higher
Nurses & Midwives
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
5.7 per 1k
Turkey
3.4 per 1k
67% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
TurkeyAzerbaijan
2.0 kg/person/yr
Turkey
5.5 kg/person/yr
64% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
TurkeyAzerbaijan
0.31% of GDP
Turkey
0.86% of GDP
64% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
TurkeyAzerbaijan
0.05
Turkey
0.11
52% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
TurkeyAzerbaijan
14.11%
Turkey
29.48%
52% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
TurkeyAzerbaijan
39.93 per 100k
Turkey
80.55 per 100k
50% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
TurkeyAzerbaijan
136.36 per 1k people
Turkey
266.03 per 1k people
49% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
TurkeyAzerbaijan
0.09
Turkey
0.18
49% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
TurkeyAzerbaijan
22.84% of adults
Turkey
44.39% of adults
49% lower
Alcohol Consumption
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
2.5 L/adult/yr
Turkey
1.7 L/adult/yr
47% higher
GNI Per Capita
TurkeyAzerbaijan
$7,330
Turkey
$13,460
46% lower
Infant Mortality
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
13.3 per 1k births
Turkey
9.1 per 1k births
46% higher
Child Mortality
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
18.6 per 1k births
Turkey
12.8 per 1k births
45% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
TurkeyAzerbaijan
$25,089
Turkey
$45,122.93
44% lower
Beer Consumption
TurkeyAzerbaijan
0.38 L/person/yr
Turkey
0.66 L/person/yr
43% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
TurkeyAzerbaijan
2.9%
Turkey
5.1%
43% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
3.2 per 1k
Turkey
2.2 per 1k
42% higher
Suicide Rate
TurkeyAzerbaijan
1.6 per 100k
Turkey
2.7 per 100k
42% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
TurkeyAzerbaijan
0.17
Turkey
0.29
42% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
TurkeyAzerbaijan
18.7% of adults
Turkey
31.1% of adults
40% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
TurkeyAzerbaijan
16.8% of GDP
Turkey
26.62% of GDP
37% lower
Border Neighbors
TurkeyAzerbaijan
5.0
Turkey
8.0
37% lower
Smoking Rate
TurkeyAzerbaijan
19.6%
Turkey
30.5%
36% lower
Imports (% GDP)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
36.79% of GDP
Turkey
27.03% of GDP
36% higher
Big Mac Price
TurkeyAzerbaijan
$3.91
Turkey
$5.9
34% lower
Unemployment Rate
TurkeyAzerbaijan
5.6%
Turkey
8.4%
34% lower
CO2 Per Capita
TurkeyAzerbaijan
3.9 t/person/yr
Turkey
5.9 t/person/yr
34% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
TurkeyAzerbaijan
2.4K kWh/person
Turkey
3.6K kWh/person
34% lower
Urban Population (%)
TurkeyAzerbaijan
58.57%
Turkey
89.34%
34% lower
Homicide Rate
TurkeyAzerbaijan
2.2 per 100k
Turkey
3.2 per 100k
33% lower
Researchers
TurkeyAzerbaijan
1.7K per 1M
Turkey
2.5K per 1M
33% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
631.9 gCO2/kWh
Turkey
474.74 gCO2/kWh
33% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
3.9 per 1k
Turkey
3.0 per 1k
30% higher
Digital Payments Used
TurkeyAzerbaijan
51.59% of adults
Turkey
71.42% of adults
28% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
TurkeyAzerbaijan
7.3% of firms
Turkey
9.4% of firms
23% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
TurkeyAzerbaijan
152.07 kg/person/yr
Turkey
193.94 kg/person/yr
22% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
40.9% of adults
Turkey
33.5% of adults
22% higher
GDP Growth Rate
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
4.1%
Turkey
3.3%
22% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
TurkeyAzerbaijan
$304.2
Turkey
$385.88
21% lower
Obesity Rate
TurkeyAzerbaijan
27.5%
Turkey
34.26%
20% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
TurkeyAzerbaijan
34.43 hrs/week
Turkey
42 hrs/week
18% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
TurkeyAzerbaijan
13.09% of youth labor force
Turkey
16.04% of youth labor force
18% lower
Birth Rate
TurkeyAzerbaijan
11.13 per 1k
Turkey
13.56 per 1k
18% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
3.7% of GDP
Turkey
3.1% of GDP
18% higher
Elderly Population (%)
TurkeyAzerbaijan
8.6%
Turkey
10.28%
17% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
0.65
Turkey
0.56
16% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
57.83%
Turkey
50.14%
15% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
TurkeyAzerbaijan
79.84% of adults
Turkey
92.54% of adults
14% lower
Highest Elevation
TurkeyAzerbaijan
4.5K m
Turkey
5.1K m
13% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
TurkeyAzerbaijan
34.08 kg/person/yr
Turkey
38.87 kg/person/yr
12% lower
Land Border Length
TurkeyAzerbaijan
2.5K km
Turkey
2.8K km
12% lower
Political Corruption Index
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
0.89
Turkey
0.80
11% higher
Population Density
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
122.85 /km²
Turkey
110.87 /km²
11% higher
Fertility Rate
TurkeyAzerbaijan
1.7 children/woman
Turkey
1.9 children/woman
10% lower
Human Development Index
TurkeyAzerbaijan
0.79
Turkey
0.85
8% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
2.5 per 1M people
Turkey
2.3 per 1M people
8% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
4.0% of GDP
Turkey
3.7% of GDP
7% higher
Dependency Ratio
TurkeyAzerbaijan
43.61% of working-age pop.
Turkey
46.48% of working-age pop.
6% lower
Life Evaluation Score
TurkeyAzerbaijan
5.0 pts
Turkey
5.3 pts
6% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
TurkeyAzerbaijan
1.7K kg oil eq/person
Turkey
1.8K kg oil eq/person
6% lower
Broadband Access (%)
TurkeyAzerbaijan
21 per 100 people
Turkey
22 per 100 people
5% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
20.8%
Turkey
19.87%
5% higher
Death Rate
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
6.4 per 1k
Turkey
6.2 per 1k
4% higher
Life Expectancy
TurkeyAzerbaijan
74.4 years
Turkey
77.2 years
4% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
TurkeyAzerbaijan
30 pts
Turkey
31 pts
3% lower
Adult Literacy Rate
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
99.78%
Turkey
97.26%
3% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
110 per 100 people
Turkey
108 per 100 people
2% higher
Internet Users (%)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
89%
Turkey
87%
2% higher
Youth Population (%)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
21.81%
Turkey
21.45%
2% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
21.73 µg/m³
Turkey
21.61 µg/m³
1% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
17.79% of GDP
Turkey
17.62% of GDP
1% higher
Coastline Length
TurkeyAzerbaijan
0 km
Turkey
7.2K km
ranked lower
Coal Electricity Share
TurkeyAzerbaijan
0%
Turkey
34.31%
ranked lower
Median Age
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
32.6 years
Turkey
32.5 years
equal
Solar Electricity Share
TurkeyAzerbaijan
0%
Turkey
10.53%
ranked lower
Electricity Access (%)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
100%
Turkey
100%
equal
Sanitation Access (%)
TurkeyAzerbaijan
98.98%
Turkey
99.28%
equal
Capital Elevation
TurkeyAzerbaijan
-28 m
Turkey
938 m
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
TurkeyAzerbaijan
-28 m
Turkey
0 m
ranked lower
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
5.5% of GDP
Turkey
-1.9% of GDP
ranked higher
Food Waste per Person
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
162.77 kg/person/yr
Turkey
162.74 kg/person/yr
equal
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