Azerbaijan vs Iraq: Liberal democracy
Azerbaijan
1
in 2025
Iraq
1
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
87th
Iraq rank
87th
Liberal democracy over time
- Azerbaijan
- Iraq
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 1 against 1 in Iraq, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 213 shared years of data; in 1813 it was Iraq ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 87th and Iraq ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Azerbaijan |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Azerbaijan or Iraq?
- Azerbaijan, at 1 against 1 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Azerbaijan and Iraq?
- 0, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Iraq?
- 213 years are reported by both, from 1813 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Iraq rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Azerbaijan ranks 87th and Iraq ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.