Azerbaijan vs South Sudan: Deliberative Democracy Index
Deliberative Democracy Index over time
- Azerbaijan
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.038 against 0.034 in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.004.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Sudan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 167th and South Sudan ranks 165th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 10 and South Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.034 | 0.019 | 0.015 | Azerbaijan |
| 1910s | 0.0634 | 0.019 | 0.0444 | Azerbaijan |
| 1920s | 0.0694 | 0.019 | 0.0504 | Azerbaijan |
| 1930s | 0.0319 | 0.019 | 0.0129 | Azerbaijan |
| 1940s | 0.0237 | 0.0195 | 0.0042 | Azerbaijan |
| 1950s | 0.0649 | 0.0662 | 0.0013 | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.0866 | 0.0548 | 0.0318 | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 0.0756 | 0.0551 | 0.0205 | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 0.1224 | 0.099 | 0.0234 | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 0.1172 | 0.0378 | 0.0794 | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 0.0609 | 0.0516 | 0.0093 | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 0.0551 | 0.0609 | 0.0058 | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.0425 | 0.0557 | 0.0132 | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Azerbaijan or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.038 against 0.034 in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Azerbaijan and South Sudan?
- 0.004, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and South Sudan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and South Sudan rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
- Azerbaijan ranks 167th and South Sudan ranks 165th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy 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 of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.