Azerbaijan vs Iran
Azerbaijan vs Iran: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.3 years in Azerbaijan and 8.2 years in Iran, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Azerbaijan, by 0.1 years, or 1.01 times that in Iran.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Azerbaijan has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Iran.
- In 2020, Azerbaijan ranked 80 and Iran ranked 83 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Azerbaijan | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.3 | 8.2 |
| 2018 | 9.4 | 8.2 |
| 2017 | 8.8 | 8.1 |
| 2010 | 6.9 | 8 |
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 Iran
Health
- Life expectancyAzerbaijan: 74.4 years in 2023Iran: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAzerbaijan: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Iran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAzerbaijan: 15 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAzerbaijan: 71.6% in 2022Iran: 94.2% in 2022
- DepressionAzerbaijan: 2.59% in 2017Iran: 5.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateAzerbaijan: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Iran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAzerbaijan: 10.3 million people in 2023Iran: 90.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthAzerbaijan: -0.26% a year in 2023Iran: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAzerbaijan: 1.67 births per woman in 2023Iran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAzerbaijan: 58.6% in 2025Iran: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageAzerbaijan: 32.6 years in 2023Iran: 32.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAzerbaijan: 8% in 2023Iran: 7.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateAzerbaijan: -8.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Iran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAzerbaijan: 6.47% of GDP in 2025Iran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAzerbaijan: $4.67B in 2025Iran: $7.45B in 2025
- Military spending per personAzerbaijan: $476 in 2025Iran: $80 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAzerbaijan: 17.7% of government spending in 2025Iran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAzerbaijan: 82,000 people in 2020Iran: 650,000 people in 2020
- National powerAzerbaijan: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Iran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAzerbaijan: 1.58% of the labour force in 2020Iran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAzerbaijan: 463 million TIV in 2025Iran: 42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsAzerbaijan: 2 million TIV in 2023Iran: 80 million TIV in 2025