Azerbaijan vs Tajikistan: Key media freedoms
Azerbaijan
-2.27
in 2025
Tajikistan
-2.22
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
167th
Tajikistan rank
164th
Key media freedoms over time
- Azerbaijan
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports -2.22 against -2.27 in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 167th and Tajikistan ranks 164th of 175 countries.
Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.912 | -0.912 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | -1.31 | -1.31 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | -2.55 | -2.55 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | -2.55 | -2.55 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | -2.55 | -2.55 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | -2.55 | -2.55 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | -2.55 | -2.55 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | -2.55 | -2.55 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | -2.19 | -2.19 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | -0.9182 | -0.6908 | 0.2274 | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | -1.68 | -0.8766 | 0.8032 | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | -1.85 | -1.24 | 0.6088 | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | -2.08 | -2.04 | 0.0337 | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Azerbaijan or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at -2.22 against -2.27 in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Azerbaijan and Tajikistan?
- 0.05, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Tajikistan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Tajikistan rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Azerbaijan ranks 167th and Tajikistan ranks 164th 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.