Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Armenia fits inside Azerbaijan 2.9 times
Armenia: 29,740 km² (2024) · Azerbaijan: 86,600 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Armenia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Azerbaijan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Azerbaijan’s highest peak towers 376 m above Armenia’s
Armenia: 4,090 m (2026 edition) · Azerbaijan: 4,466 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 59% of Armenia, versus 58% of Azerbaijan
Armenia: 59.4% (2024) · Azerbaijan: 57.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Azerbaijan has 3.3 times as many people as Armenia
Armenia: 3.09 million (2025) · Azerbaijan: 10.2 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Azerbaijan is 13% more densely populated than Armenia
Armenia: 109 per km² (2025) · Azerbaijan: 124 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Azerbaijan and Armenia are practically level
Armenia: 173.7 cm (2019) · Azerbaijan: 174 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Azerbaijan are 1.5 cm taller than in Armenia
Armenia: 159.9 cm (2019) · Azerbaijan: 161.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Armenia is 3.2 years older than in Azerbaijan
Armenia: 35.8 years (2023) · Azerbaijan: 32.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Armenia have 0.3 more children on average than in Azerbaijan
Armenia: 1.7 children per woman (2024) · Azerbaijan: 1.43 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
14% of people in Armenia are 65 or older, versus 9.2% in Azerbaijan
Armenia: 14.4% (2025) · Azerbaijan: 9.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Armenia hosts 64 times as many refugees per resident as Azerbaijan
Armenia: 39.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Azerbaijan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Azerbaijan has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Armenia none
Armenia: 0 (2026) · Azerbaijan: 1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Azerbaijan has 2 official languages, Armenia 1
Armenia: 1 (2026) · Azerbaijan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Azerbaijan’s economy is 2.6 times the size of Armenia’s
Armenia: $29.2 billion (2025) · Azerbaijan: $75.9 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Azerbaijan produces 5% more per person than Armenia
Armenia: Int$24,754 (2025) · Azerbaijan: Int$26,113 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Armenia: 27.4 (2024) · Azerbaijan: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Armenia: 0.8% (2024) · Azerbaijan: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 13% in Armenia, versus 5.5% in Azerbaijan
Armenia: 12.9% (2025) · Azerbaijan: 5.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Azerbaijan and Armenia are practically level
Armenia: 6.1% (2025) · Azerbaijan: 6.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Armenia’s central government collects 22% of GDP in tax, Azerbaijan’s 17%
Armenia: 22.4% (2024) · Azerbaijan: 17.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Armenia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Azerbaijan’s
Armenia: 38% (2025) · Azerbaijan: 28% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Armenia spends 2.6 times as much on health per person as Azerbaijan
Armenia: $767 (2023) · Azerbaijan: $300 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Armenia live 3.7 years longer than in Azerbaijan
Armenia: 78.3 years (2024) · Azerbaijan: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Azerbaijan is 47% more likely to die before turning one than in Armenia
Armenia: 8.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Azerbaijan: 12.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Armenia has 5% more doctors per person than Azerbaijan
Armenia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Azerbaijan: 3.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Armenia has 15% more hospital beds per person than Azerbaijan
Armenia: 4.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Azerbaijan: 3.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Armenia is 23% higher than in Azerbaijan
Armenia: 3.7 per 100k (2023) · Azerbaijan: 3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Azerbaijan are obese, versus 29% in Armenia
Armenia: 28.6% (2024) · Azerbaijan: 29.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
26% of adults in Armenia smoke, versus 19% in Azerbaijan
Armenia: 26.2% (2024) · Azerbaijan: 18.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Armenia rate their lives 0.59 points higher than in Azerbaijan
Armenia: 5.58 (2025) · Azerbaijan: 4.99 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Armenia drink 2.9 times as much alcohol as in Azerbaijan
Armenia: 6.6 litres (2023) · Azerbaijan: 2.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Armenia has 39% more meat per person than Azerbaijan
Armenia: 54.7 kg (2023) · Azerbaijan: 39.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Azerbaijan has 210 kcal more food per person per day than Armenia
Armenia: 3,129 kcal (2023) · Azerbaijan: 3,339 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Armenia put in 185 more hours a year than in Azerbaijan
Armenia: 1,976 hours (2023) · Azerbaijan: 1,791 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Armenia went to school 0.28 years longer than in Azerbaijan
Armenia: 11.3 years (2023) · Azerbaijan: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Armenia welcomed 4.9 times as many tourists per resident as Azerbaijan (2019)
Armenia: 0.73 (2024) · Azerbaijan: 0.15 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Azerbaijan has 2 more World Heritage sites than Armenia (5 against 3)
Armenia: 3 (2026) · Azerbaijan: 5 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Azerbaijan has won 56 Olympic medals, Armenia 22
Armenia: 22 (2026 edition) · Azerbaijan: 56 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Azerbaijan are online, versus 81% in Armenia
Armenia: 81% (2024) · Azerbaijan: 91% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Azerbaijan is 34% faster than in Armenia
Armenia: 152 Mbps (2026) · Azerbaijan: 203 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Armenia and Azerbaijan are practically level
Armenia: 100% (2024) · Azerbaijan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
66% of people in Armenia live in cities, versus 59% in Azerbaijan
Armenia: 66% (2025) · Azerbaijan: 59% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Armenia has 135 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Azerbaijan 110
Armenia: 135 (2024) · Azerbaijan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Azerbaijan’s railway network is 3.1 times as long as Armenia’s
Armenia: 698 km (2021) · Azerbaijan: 2,139 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Armenia fly 69% more passengers per resident than those from Azerbaijan
Armenia: 0.42 (2023) · Azerbaijan: 0.25 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 15% of Azerbaijan, but only 12% of Armenia
Armenia: 11.8% (2024) · Azerbaijan: 14.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Azerbaijan emits 54% more CO₂ than someone in Armenia
Armenia: 2.5 t (2024) · Azerbaijan: 3.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
39% of Armenia’s electricity is renewable, versus 12% in Azerbaijan
Armenia: 39% (2025) · Azerbaijan: 12.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Armenia carries 34% more fine dust than in Azerbaijan
Armenia: 31.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Azerbaijan: 23.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 11% more likely to be murdered in Armenia than in Azerbaijan
Armenia: 2.2 per 100k (2023) · Azerbaijan: 2 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Azerbaijan are 7% deadlier than in Armenia
Armenia: 20.9 per 100k (2023) · Azerbaijan: 22.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Azerbaijan is on average 5.5 °C warmer than Armenia
Armenia: 7.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Azerbaijan: 13°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Armenia gets 48% more rain than Azerbaijan
Armenia: 831 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Azerbaijan: 560 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Armenia bigger than Azerbaijan?
Azerbaijan is larger. Armenia fits inside Azerbaijan 2.9 times.
Which has more people, Armenia or Azerbaijan?
Azerbaijan has 3.3 times as many people as Armenia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Armenia or Azerbaijan?
People in Armenia live 3.7 years longer than in Azerbaijan. Life expectancy at birth is 78.3 years in Armenia and 74.6 in Azerbaijan.
Are people taller in Armenia or Azerbaijan?
Azerbaijan and Armenia are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).