Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Azerbaijan fits inside Russia 198 times.
Azerbaijan: 86,600 km² (2023) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2023)
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)
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?
Women in Azerbaijan have 0.0 more children on average than in Russia.
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Azerbaijan 1.0.
Azerbaijan: 1 (2025) · Russia: 2 (2025)
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 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 7.1% of its GDP on the military, Azerbaijan 5.0%.
Azerbaijan: 5% (2024) · Russia: 7.1% (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 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
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)
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 50% of Russia, but only 14% of Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan: 14.1% (2023) · Russia: 49.8% (2023)
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 62% deadlier than in Russia.
Azerbaijan: 17.2 per 100k (2021) · Russia: 10.6 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).
