World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country is 29% bigger than Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 86,600 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Azerbaijan: 0 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Azerbaijan’s highest peak towers 2,131 m above the median country’s
Azerbaijan: 4,466 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 58% of Azerbaijan, versus 38% of the median country
Azerbaijan: 57.8% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Azerbaijan has 38% more people than the median country
Azerbaijan: 10.2 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Azerbaijan is 26% more densely populated than the median country
Azerbaijan: 124 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Azerbaijan and the median country are practically level
Azerbaijan: 174 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Azerbaijan are 0.8 cm taller than in the median country
Azerbaijan: 161.4 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Azerbaijan is 1.5 years older than in the median country
Azerbaijan: 32.6 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.5 more children on average than in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 1.43 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.2% of people in Azerbaijan are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country
Azerbaijan: 9.2% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The median country hosts 32% more refugees per resident than Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Azerbaijan has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country none
Azerbaijan: 1 (2026) · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Azerbaijan has 2 official languages, the median country 1
Azerbaijan: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Azerbaijan’s economy is 67% larger than the median country’s
Azerbaijan: $75.9 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Azerbaijan produces 24% more per person than the median country
Azerbaijan: Int$26,113 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Azerbaijan: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Azerbaijan: no data · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Azerbaijan and the median country are practically level
Azerbaijan: 5.5% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Azerbaijan spends 6.5% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.8%
Azerbaijan: 6.5% (2025) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Azerbaijan and the median country are practically level
Azerbaijan: 17.3% (2024) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Azerbaijan’s
Azerbaijan: 28% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 57% more on health per person than Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: $300 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
The median country and Azerbaijan are practically level
Azerbaijan: 74.6 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 1% more likely to die before turning one than in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 12.5 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Azerbaijan has 90% more doctors per person than the median country
Azerbaijan: 3.2 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Azerbaijan has 52% more hospital beds per person than the median country
Azerbaijan: 3.7 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the median country is 3.3 times that in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 3 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Azerbaijan are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Azerbaijan: 29.3% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
The median country and Azerbaijan are practically level
Azerbaijan: 18.7% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 0.84 points higher than in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 4.99 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 93% more alcohol than in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 2.3 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 43% more meat per person than Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 39.4 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Azerbaijan has 401 kcal more food per person per day than the median country
Azerbaijan: 3,339 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the median country put in 184 more hours a year than in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 1,791 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Azerbaijan went to school 1.1 years longer than in the median country
Azerbaijan: 11.1 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 2.3 times as many tourists per resident as Azerbaijan (2019)
Azerbaijan: 0.15 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Azerbaijan has 2 more World Heritage sites than the median country (5 against 3)
Azerbaijan: 5 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Azerbaijan has won 56 Olympic medals, the median country 4
Azerbaijan: 56 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Azerbaijan are online, versus 82% in the median country
Azerbaijan: 91% (2025) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Azerbaijan is 26% faster than in the median country
Azerbaijan: 203 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Azerbaijan and the median country are practically level
Azerbaijan: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 59% in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 59% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Azerbaijan 110
Azerbaijan: 110 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The median country and Azerbaijan are nearly identical here
Azerbaijan: 2,139 km (2021) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Azerbaijan fly 6% more passengers per resident than those from the median country
Azerbaijan: 0.25 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of the median country, but only 15% of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 14.6% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Azerbaijan emits 29% more CO₂ than someone in the median country
Azerbaijan: 3.9 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 12% in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 12.1% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Azerbaijan carries 43% more fine dust than in the median country
Azerbaijan: 23.7 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 13% more likely to be murdered in the median country than in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 2 per 100k (2024) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Azerbaijan are 20% deadlier than in the median country
Azerbaijan: 22.3 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 10.0 °C warmer than Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 13°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 81% more rain than Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: 560 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Azerbaijan bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. The median country is 29% bigger than Azerbaijan.
Which has more people, Azerbaijan or the median country?
Azerbaijan has 38% more people than the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Azerbaijan or the median country?
The median country and Azerbaijan are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 74.6 years in Azerbaijan and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Azerbaijan or the median country?
Azerbaijan and the median country are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
