Which has higher varieties of democracy, Azerbaijan or Equatorial Guinea?

Equatorial Guinea, at 0.172 against 0.171 in Azerbaijan as of 2025.

What is the difference in varieties of democracy between Azerbaijan and Equatorial Guinea?

0.001, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Equatorial Guinea?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Varieties of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs Equatorial Guinea: Varieties of democracy

Azerbaijan

0.171

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea

0.172

in 2025

Azerbaijan rank

147th

Equatorial Guinea rank

146th

Varieties of democracy over time

Azerbaijan
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.172 against 0.171 in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 147th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th of 176 countries.

Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0735	0.0126	0.0609	Azerbaijan
1910s	0.1084	0.013	0.0954	Azerbaijan
1920s	0.1123	0.013	0.0993	Azerbaijan
1930s	0.1085	0.013	0.0955	Azerbaijan
1940s	0.0959	0.0135	0.0824	Azerbaijan
1950s	0.1043	0.0207	0.0836	Azerbaijan
1960s	0.0951	0.0665	0.0286	Azerbaijan
1970s	0.1068	0.0831	0.0237	Azerbaijan
1980s	0.1225	0.1208	0.0017	Azerbaijan
1990s	0.2482	0.1738	0.0744	Azerbaijan
2000s	0.2267	0.183	0.0437	Azerbaijan
2010s	0.2006	0.1772	0.0234	Azerbaijan
2020s	0.1837	0.1752	0.0085	Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher varieties of democracy, Azerbaijan or Equatorial Guinea?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.172 against 0.171 in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
What is the difference in varieties of democracy between Azerbaijan and Equatorial Guinea?: 0.001, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Equatorial Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for varieties of democracy?: Azerbaijan ranks 147th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Varieties of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Varieties of democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.