Azerbaijan vs Eswatini: Freedom of expression index
Azerbaijan
0.092
in 2025
Eswatini
0.113
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
161st
Eswatini rank
158th
Freedom of expression index over time
- Azerbaijan
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 0.113 against 0.092 in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.021.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.2 times Azerbaijan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 161st and Eswatini ranks 158th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 5 and Eswatini in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2187 | 0.0932 | 0.1255 | Azerbaijan |
| 1910s | 0.1825 | 0.092 | 0.0905 | Azerbaijan |
| 1920s | 0.0243 | 0.092 | 0.0677 | Eswatini |
| 1930s | 0.0132 | 0.092 | 0.0788 | Eswatini |
| 1940s | 0.0127 | 0.092 | 0.0793 | Eswatini |
| 1950s | 0.0212 | 0.092 | 0.0708 | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 0.0276 | 0.131 | 0.1034 | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 0.0252 | 0.1836 | 0.1584 | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 0.1196 | 0.1604 | 0.0408 | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 0.2651 | 0.1498 | 0.1153 | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 0.2509 | 0.1623 | 0.0886 | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 0.1844 | 0.1896 | 0.0052 | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 0.1397 | 0.122 | 0.0177 | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom of expression index, Azerbaijan or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 0.113 against 0.092 in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Azerbaijan and Eswatini?
- 0.021, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Eswatini?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Eswatini rank globally for freedom of expression index?
- Azerbaijan ranks 161st and Eswatini ranks 158th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Freedom of expression index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.