Azerbaijan vs China: Key media freedoms
Azerbaijan
-2.27
in 2025
China
-2.42
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
167th
China rank
168th
Key media freedoms over time
- Azerbaijan
- China
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports -2.27 against -2.42 in China, a difference of 0.15.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 167th and China ranks 168th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 5 and China in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.912 | -1.02 | 0.112 | Azerbaijan |
| 1910s | -1.31 | -0.7203 | 0.5865 | China |
| 1920s | -2.55 | -0.6414 | 1.91 | China |
| 1930s | -2.55 | -0.698 | 1.85 | China |
| 1940s | -2.55 | -0.7639 | 1.79 | China |
| 1950s | -2.55 | -3 | 0.445 | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | -2.55 | -3.01 | 0.4629 | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | -2.55 | -2.71 | 0.1621 | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | -2.19 | -0.7029 | 1.49 | China |
| 1990s | -0.9182 | -0.8198 | 0.0984 | China |
| 2000s | -1.68 | -0.8695 | 0.8103 | China |
| 2010s | -1.85 | -1.59 | 0.2597 | China |
| 2020s | -2.08 | -2.16 | 0.0827 | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Azerbaijan or China?
- Azerbaijan, at -2.27 against -2.42 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Azerbaijan and China?
- 0.15, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and China?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and China rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Azerbaijan ranks 167th and China ranks 168th 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.