Azerbaijan vs Sweden
Azerbaijan vs Sweden: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.3 years in Azerbaijan and 11.6 years in Sweden, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Sweden, by 3.3 years, or 1.4 times that in Azerbaijan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Azerbaijan ranked 80 and Sweden ranked 9 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Azerbaijan | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.3 | 11.6 |
| 2018 | 9.4 | 11.7 |
| 2017 | 8.8 | 11.7 |
| 2010 | 6.9 | 11.1 |
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 Sweden
Health
- Life expectancyAzerbaijan: 74.4 years in 2023Sweden: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAzerbaijan: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Sweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAzerbaijan: 15 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAzerbaijan: 71.6% in 2022Sweden: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionAzerbaijan: 2.59% in 2017Sweden: 4.49% in 2017
- Suicide rateAzerbaijan: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Sweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAzerbaijan: 10.3 million people in 2023Sweden: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthAzerbaijan: -0.26% a year in 2023Sweden: 0.56% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAzerbaijan: 1.67 births per woman in 2023Sweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAzerbaijan: 58.6% in 2025Sweden: 89.1% in 2025
- Median ageAzerbaijan: 32.6 years in 2023Sweden: 39.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAzerbaijan: 8% in 2023Sweden: 20.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateAzerbaijan: -8.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Sweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAzerbaijan: 6.47% of GDP in 2025Sweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAzerbaijan: $4.67B in 2025Sweden: $15B in 2025
- Military spending per personAzerbaijan: $476 in 2025Sweden: $1,549 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAzerbaijan: 17.7% of government spending in 2025Sweden: 5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAzerbaijan: 82,000 people in 2020Sweden: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerAzerbaijan: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Sweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAzerbaijan: 1.58% of the labour force in 2020Sweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAzerbaijan: 463 million TIV in 2025Sweden: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAzerbaijan: 2 million TIV in 2023Sweden: 235 million TIV in 2025