Afghanistan vs Azerbaijan: Key media freedoms
Afghanistan
-2.55
in 2025
Azerbaijan
-2.27
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
169th
Azerbaijan rank
167th
Key media freedoms over time
- Afghanistan
- Azerbaijan
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports -2.27 against -2.55 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.28.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 169th and Azerbaijan ranks 167th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 9 and Azerbaijan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Azerbaijan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.22 | -0.912 | 1.3 | Azerbaijan |
| 1910s | -2.22 | -1.31 | 0.9092 | Azerbaijan |
| 1920s | -2.22 | -2.55 | 0.336 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | -1.16 | -2.55 | 1.39 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | -1.16 | -2.55 | 1.39 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | -1.53 | -2.55 | 1.02 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | -1.07 | -2.55 | 1.48 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | -1.47 | -2.55 | 1.08 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | -2.45 | -2.19 | 0.2592 | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | -2.37 | -0.9182 | 1.45 | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | -0.0328 | -1.68 | 1.65 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.7052 | -1.85 | 2.55 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | -1.73 | -2.08 | 0.3485 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Afghanistan or Azerbaijan?
- Azerbaijan, at -2.27 against -2.55 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Afghanistan and Azerbaijan?
- 0.28, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Azerbaijan?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Azerbaijan rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Afghanistan ranks 169th and Azerbaijan ranks 167th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key media freedoms. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.