Azerbaijan vs Belgium
Azerbaijan vs Belgium: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.3 years in Azerbaijan and 11.2 years in Belgium, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Belgium, by 2.9 years, or 1.35 times that in Azerbaijan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Belgium has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Azerbaijan ranked 80 and Belgium ranked 20 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Azerbaijan | Belgium |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.3 | 11.2 |
| 2018 | 9.4 | 11.2 |
| 2017 | 8.8 | 11.1 |
| 2010 | 6.9 | 11.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Azerbaijan vs Belgium
Health
- Life expectancyAzerbaijan: 74.4 years in 2023Belgium: 82.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAzerbaijan: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Belgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAzerbaijan: 15 per 1,000 live births in 2023Belgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAzerbaijan: 71.6% in 2022Belgium: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionAzerbaijan: 2.59% in 2017Belgium: 4.11% in 2017
- Suicide rateAzerbaijan: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Belgium: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAzerbaijan: 10.3 million people in 2023Belgium: 11.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthAzerbaijan: -0.26% a year in 2023Belgium: 0.25% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAzerbaijan: 1.67 births per woman in 2023Belgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAzerbaijan: 58.6% in 2025Belgium: 87.7% in 2025
- Median ageAzerbaijan: 32.6 years in 2023Belgium: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAzerbaijan: 8% in 2023Belgium: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateAzerbaijan: -8.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAzerbaijan: 6.47% of GDP in 2025Belgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAzerbaijan: $4.67B in 2025Belgium: $13.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personAzerbaijan: $476 in 2025Belgium: $1,237 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAzerbaijan: 17.7% of government spending in 2025Belgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAzerbaijan: 82,000 people in 2020Belgium: 24,000 people in 2020
- National powerAzerbaijan: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Belgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAzerbaijan: 1.58% of the labour force in 2020Belgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAzerbaijan: 463 million TIV in 2025Belgium: 430 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAzerbaijan: 2 million TIV in 2023Belgium: 86 million TIV in 2025