Azerbaijan vs Russia: Liberal Democracy Index
Azerbaijan
0.053
in 2025
Russia
0.056
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
160th
Russia rank
158th
Liberal Democracy Index over time
- Azerbaijan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.056 against 0.053 in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.003.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.
Across all 213 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Azerbaijan ranks 160th and Russia ranks 158th of 176 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.0142 | 0.0142 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0.0147 | 0.0147 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.0152 | 0.0152 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.0215 | 0.0215 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.0637 | 0.0637 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.0866 | 0.0866 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.0411 | 0.0411 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.0433 | 0.0433 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.0499 | 0.0499 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.0618 | 0.0618 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.019 | 0.019 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.016 | 0.016 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.0144 | 0.0144 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.0196 | 0.0196 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.0232 | 0.0232 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.0247 | 0.0247 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.0352 | 0.0352 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.1014 | 0.2548 | 0.1534 | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.0748 | 0.1642 | 0.0894 | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.0648 | 0.115 | 0.0502 | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.06 | 0.0732 | 0.0132 | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy index, Azerbaijan or Russia?
- Russia, at 0.056 against 0.053 in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Azerbaijan and Russia?
- 0.003, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Russia?
- 213 years are reported by both, from 1813 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Russia rank globally for liberal democracy index?
- Azerbaijan ranks 160th and Russia ranks 158th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. 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 of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.