CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Armenia fits inside Azerbaijan 2.9 times

Armenia: 29,740 km² (2024) · Azerbaijan: 86,600 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Armenia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Azerbaijan: 0 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

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)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 59% of Armenia, versus 58% of Azerbaijan

Armenia: 59.4% (2024) · Azerbaijan: 57.8% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

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)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Azerbaijan is 13% more densely populated than Armenia

Armenia: 109 per km² (2025) · Azerbaijan: 124 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Azerbaijan and Armenia are practically level

Armenia: 173.7 cm (2019) · Azerbaijan: 174 cm (2019)

Height of women

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)

Median age

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)

Fertility rate

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)

Aged 65 and over

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)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

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)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

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)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Azerbaijan has 2 official languages, Armenia 1

Armenia: 1 (2026) · Azerbaijan: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

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)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Azerbaijan produces 5% more per person than Armenia

Armenia: Int$24,754 (2025) · Azerbaijan: Int$26,113 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Armenia: 27.4 (2024) · Azerbaijan: no data

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

Armenia: 0.8% (2024) · Azerbaijan: no data

Unemployment

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)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Azerbaijan and Armenia are practically level

Armenia: 6.1% (2025) · Azerbaijan: 6.5% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

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)

Price level (US = 100)

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

Health spending per person

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)

Life expectancy

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)

Infant mortality

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)

Doctors

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)

Hospital beds

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)

Suicide rate

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)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

29% of adults in Azerbaijan are obese, versus 29% in Armenia

Armenia: 28.6% (2024) · Azerbaijan: 29.3% (2024)

Smoking

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

Life satisfaction

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)

Alcohol consumption

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)

Meat supply

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)

Daily calories

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)

Working hours

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)

Years of schooling

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)

Tourists per resident

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)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Azerbaijan has 2 more World Heritage sites than Armenia (5 against 3)

Armenia: 3 (2026) · Azerbaijan: 5 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

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

Internet users

How many people are online?

91% of people in Azerbaijan are online, versus 81% in Armenia

Armenia: 81% (2024) · Azerbaijan: 91% (2025)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Azerbaijan is 34% faster than in Armenia

Armenia: 152 Mbps (2026) · Azerbaijan: 203 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Armenia and Azerbaijan are practically level

Armenia: 100% (2024) · Azerbaijan: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

66% of people in Armenia live in cities, versus 59% in Azerbaijan

Armenia: 66% (2025) · Azerbaijan: 59% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Armenia has 135 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Azerbaijan 110

Armenia: 135 (2024) · Azerbaijan: 110 (2024)

Railway network

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)

Air passengers per resident

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

Forest cover

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)

CO₂ per person

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)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

39% of Armenia’s electricity is renewable, versus 12% in Azerbaijan

Armenia: 39% (2025) · Azerbaijan: 12.1% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

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)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

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)

Road deaths

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

Average temperature

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)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Armenia gets 48% more rain than Azerbaijan

Armenia: 831 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Azerbaijan: 560 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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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).

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