Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Azerbaijan fits inside Russia 198 times
Azerbaijan: 86,600 km² (2024) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Azerbaijan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Russia’s highest peak towers 1,176 m above Azerbaijan’s
Azerbaijan: 4,466 m (2026 edition) · Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 58% of Azerbaijan, versus 13% of Russia
Azerbaijan: 57.8% (2024) · Russia: 13.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Russia has 14 times as many people as Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 10.2 million (2025) · Russia: 144 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Azerbaijan is 14 times as densely populated as Russia
Azerbaijan: 124 per km² (2025) · Russia: 9 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Russia are 2.7 cm taller than in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 174 cm (2019) · Russia: 176.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Russia are 3.2 cm taller than in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 161.4 cm (2019) · Russia: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Russia is 6.9 years older than in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 32.6 years (2023) · Russia: 39.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Azerbaijan and Russia are practically level
Azerbaijan: 1.43 children per woman (2024) · Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Russia are 65 or older, versus 9.2% in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 9.2% (2025) · Russia: 17.8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Azerbaijan hosts 7.6 times as many refugees per resident as Russia
Azerbaijan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2025) · Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Azerbaijan 1.0
Azerbaijan: 1 (2026) · Russia: 2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Azerbaijan has 2 official languages, Russia 1
Azerbaijan: 2 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Russia’s economy is 34 times the size of Azerbaijan’s
Azerbaijan: $75.9 billion (2025) · Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Russia produces 90% more per person than Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Int$26,113 (2025) · Russia: Int$49,568 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Azerbaijan: no data · Russia: 33 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Azerbaijan: no data · Russia: 0.1% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.5% in Azerbaijan, versus 2.1% in Russia
Azerbaijan: 5.5% (2025) · Russia: 2.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Russia spends 7.5% of its GDP on the military, Azerbaijan 6.5%
Azerbaijan: 6.5% (2025) · Russia: 7.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Azerbaijan’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Russia’s 11%
Azerbaijan: 17.3% (2024) · Russia: 10.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Russia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Azerbaijan’s
Azerbaijan: 28% (2025) · Russia: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Russia spends 3.3 times as much on health per person as Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: $300 (2023) · Russia: $1,003 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Azerbaijan live 1.1 years longer than in Russia
Azerbaijan: 74.6 years (2024) · Russia: 73.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Azerbaijan is 3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Russia
Azerbaijan: 12.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Russia has 60% more doctors per person than Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 3.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Russia has 85% more hospital beds per person than Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 3.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Russia is 6.6 times that in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 3 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Azerbaijan are obese, versus 21% in Russia
Azerbaijan: 29.3% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Russia smoke, versus 19% in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 18.7% (2024) · Russia: 27% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Russia rate their lives 0.84 points higher than in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 4.99 (2025) · Russia: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Russia drink 4.6 times as much alcohol as in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 2.3 litres (2023) · Russia: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Russia has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 39.4 kg (2023) · Russia: 84.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Russia has 189 kcal more food per person per day than Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 3,339 kcal (2023) · Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Russia put in 296 more hours a year than in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 1,791 hours (2023) · Russia: 2,087 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Russia went to school 1.3 years longer than in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 11.1 years (2023) · Russia: 12.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Azerbaijan: 0.15 (2022) · Russia: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Russia has 28 more World Heritage sites than Azerbaijan (33 against 5)
Azerbaijan: 5 (2026) · Russia: 33 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, Azerbaijan 56
Azerbaijan: 56 (2026 edition) · Russia: 539 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 91% in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 91% (2025) · Russia: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Azerbaijan: 203 Mbps (2026) · Russia: no data
Who has electricity at home?
Azerbaijan and Russia are practically level
Azerbaijan: 100% (2024) · Russia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Russia live in cities, versus 59% in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 59% (2025) · Russia: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Azerbaijan 110
Azerbaijan: 110 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Russia’s railway network is 40 times as long as Azerbaijan’s
Azerbaijan: 2,139 km (2021) · Russia: 85,544 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Russia fly 2.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 0.25 (2023) · Russia: 0.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Russia, but only 15% of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 14.6% (2024) · Russia: 50.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Russia emits 3.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 3.9 t (2024) · Russia: 12.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
17% of Russia’s electricity is renewable, versus 12% in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 12.1% (2025) · Russia: 17.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Azerbaijan carries 84% more fine dust than in Russia
Azerbaijan: 23.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.9 times as likely to be murdered in Russia as in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 2 per 100k (2024) · Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Azerbaijan are 66% deadlier than in Russia
Azerbaijan: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Azerbaijan is on average 15.5 °C warmer than Russia
Azerbaijan: 13°C (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Russia gets 5% more rain than Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 560 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: 586 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Azerbaijan bigger than Russia?
Russia is larger. Azerbaijan fits inside Russia 198 times.
Which has more people, Azerbaijan or Russia?
Russia has 14 times as many people as Azerbaijan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Azerbaijan or Russia?
People in Azerbaijan live 1.1 years longer than in Russia. Life expectancy at birth is 74.6 years in Azerbaijan and 73.4 in Russia.
Are people taller in Azerbaijan or Russia?
Men in Russia are 2.7 cm taller than in Azerbaijan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
