Armenia vs Azerbaijan

Armenia and Azerbaijan compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Azerbaijan has about 3.3 times as many people as Armenia: 10.2 million against 3.1 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Armenia ($9,474) is 28% higher than in Azerbaijan ($7,411) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Armenia (7.2%) than in Azerbaijan (1.4%), a difference of 5.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Azerbaijan (5.6%) than in Armenia (3.3%), a difference of 2.3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Armenia (12.9%) than in Azerbaijan (5.5%), a difference of 7.4 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Armenia can expect to live 3.7 years longer than one born in Azerbaijan: 78.3 years against 74.6 years in 2024.
• The population of Armenia is older: half of its people are over 35.8 years, against 32.6 years in Azerbaijan in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Azerbaijan (90.8% in 2025) than in Armenia (81.3% in 2024), a difference of 9.5 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Azerbaijan (3.8 tonnes) are 52% higher than in Armenia (2.5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Azerbaijan (14.6%) than in Armenia (11.8%), a difference of 2.8 percentage points in 2024.