Azerbaijan vs Russia: Freedom of Association Index
Azerbaijan
0.141
in 2025
Russia
0.115
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
154th
Russia rank
156th
Freedom of Association Index over time
- Azerbaijan
- Russia
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 0.141 against 0.115 in Russia, a difference of 0.026.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.2 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 213 shared years of data; in 1813 it was Russia ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 154th and Russia ranks 156th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.056 | 0.056 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.056 | 0.056 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0.056 | 0.056 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.056 | 0.056 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.056 | 0.056 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.0665 | 0.0665 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.077 | 0.077 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.077 | 0.077 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.0821 | 0.0821 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.2652 | 0.2652 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.3119 | 0.3119 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.0488 | 0.0488 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.0335 | 0.0335 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.024 | 0.024 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.0302 | 0.0302 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.0334 | 0.0334 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.034 | 0.034 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.0529 | 0.0529 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.4464 | 0.5181 | 0.0717 | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.3714 | 0.4071 | 0.0357 | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.304 | 0.3285 | 0.0245 | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.213 | 0.1998 | 0.0132 | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of association index, Azerbaijan or Russia?
- Azerbaijan, at 0.141 against 0.115 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of association index between Azerbaijan and Russia?
- 0.026, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Russia?
- 213 years are reported by both, from 1813 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Russia rank globally for freedom of association index?
- Azerbaijan ranks 154th and Russia ranks 156th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Freedom of Association 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 parties, including opposition parties, are allowed to form and participate in elections and the extent to which civil society organizations are allowed to form and operate freely.