Azerbaijan vs Burundi: Key media freedoms
Azerbaijan
-2.27
in 2025
Burundi
-2.23
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
167th
Burundi rank
166th
Key media freedoms over time
- Azerbaijan
- Burundi
How they compare
Burundi currently reports -2.23 against -2.27 in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 167th and Burundi ranks 166th of 175 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -1.9 | -1.11 | 0.788 | Burundi |
| 1920s | -2.55 | -1.11 | 1.44 | Burundi |
| 1930s | -2.55 | -1.11 | 1.44 | Burundi |
| 1940s | -2.55 | -1.08 | 1.47 | Burundi |
| 1950s | -2.55 | -1.08 | 1.47 | Burundi |
| 1960s | -2.55 | -0.6619 | 1.89 | Burundi |
| 1970s | -2.55 | -1.5 | 1.05 | Burundi |
| 1980s | -2.19 | -1.23 | 0.9582 | Burundi |
| 1990s | -0.9182 | 0.094 | 1.01 | Burundi |
| 2000s | -1.68 | -0.0954 | 1.58 | Burundi |
| 2010s | -1.85 | -1.42 | 0.4322 | Burundi |
| 2020s | -2.08 | -1.72 | 0.3523 | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Azerbaijan or Burundi?
- Burundi, at -2.23 against -2.27 in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Azerbaijan and Burundi?
- 0.04, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Burundi?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Burundi rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Azerbaijan ranks 167th and Burundi ranks 166th 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.