Azerbaijan has the highest post-Soviet pension

Among the post-Soviet countries, the highest average pension is in Azerbaijan. It is 249 dollars per month.

The top 3 also included Kazakhstan (244 dollars) and Russia (238 dollars). Armenia and Georgia took 7th and 8th places. On the last, 11th place - Tajikistan.

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