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?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key media freedoms. 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 the government directly or indirectly attempts to censor political content in print and broadcast media, through formal restrictions or indirect pressures such as financial control, licensing, or access to distribution channels.