Afghanistan vs Azerbaijan: Academic Freedom Index
Afghanistan
0.086
in 2025
Azerbaijan
0.092
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
161st
Azerbaijan rank
159th
Academic Freedom Index over time
- Afghanistan
- Azerbaijan
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 0.092 against 0.086 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.006.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1932 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 161st and Azerbaijan ranks 159th of 174 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 9 and Azerbaijan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Azerbaijan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.0745 | 0.0047 | 0.0697 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.076 | 0.0045 | 0.0715 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.076 | 0.0186 | 0.0574 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.297 | 0.0287 | 0.2683 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.2049 | 0.0376 | 0.1673 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.1479 | 0.1183 | 0.0296 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0966 | 0.1461 | 0.0495 | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 0.4582 | 0.1098 | 0.3484 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.5204 | 0.0954 | 0.425 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1965 | 0.1315 | 0.065 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher academic freedom index, Afghanistan or Azerbaijan?
- Azerbaijan, at 0.092 against 0.086 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in academic freedom index between Afghanistan and Azerbaijan?
- 0.006, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Azerbaijan?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1932 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Azerbaijan rank globally for academic freedom index?
- Afghanistan ranks 161st and Azerbaijan ranks 159th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Academic Freedom Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which academics can research, teach, publish, express opinions, and participate in academic bodies without interference, censorship, or institutional restrictions, and universities exercise institutional autonomy.