Azerbaijan vs Turkmenistan: Key media freedoms
Azerbaijan
-2.27
in 2025
Turkmenistan
-2.72
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
167th
Turkmenistan rank
170th
Key media freedoms over time
- Azerbaijan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports -2.27 against -2.72 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.45.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 167th and Turkmenistan ranks 170th of 175 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Turkmenistan | 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 | -1.94 | 1.02 | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | -1.68 | -2.72 | 1.04 | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | -1.85 | -2.72 | 0.8709 | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | -2.08 | -2.72 | 0.6443 | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Azerbaijan or Turkmenistan?
- Azerbaijan, at -2.27 against -2.72 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan?
- 0.45, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Azerbaijan ranks 167th and Turkmenistan ranks 170th 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.