Azerbaijan vs Russia: Key media freedoms
Azerbaijan
-2.27
in 2025
Russia
-2.22
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
167th
Russia rank
165th
Key media freedoms over time
- Azerbaijan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports -2.22 against -2.27 in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Russia ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 167th and Russia ranks 165th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.912 | -0.912 | 0 | β |
| 1910s | -1.31 | -1.31 | 0 | β |
| 1920s | -2.55 | -2.55 | 0 | β |
| 1930s | -2.55 | -2.55 | 0 | β |
| 1940s | -2.55 | -2.55 | 0 | β |
| 1950s | -2.55 | -2.55 | 0 | β |
| 1960s | -2.55 | -2.55 | 0 | β |
| 1970s | -2.55 | -2.55 | 0 | β |
| 1980s | -2.19 | -2.19 | 0 | β |
| 1990s | -0.9182 | 0.331 | 1.25 | Russia |
| 2000s | -1.68 | -0.448 | 1.23 | Russia |
| 2010s | -1.85 | -1.14 | 0.7113 | Russia |
| 2020s | -2.08 | -2.1 | 0.028 | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Azerbaijan or Russia?
- Russia, at -2.22 against -2.27 in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Azerbaijan and Russia?
- 0.05, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Russia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Russia rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Azerbaijan ranks 167th and Russia ranks 165th 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.