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Egalitarian Democracy Index in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.124 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.124
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
145th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.28
in 1992
All-time low
0.035
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Azerbaijan, 1900–2025

0.050.10.150.20.250.3190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Azerbaijan recorded 0.124 for egalitarian democracy index in 2025.

The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Azerbaijan peaked at 0.28 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.035, in 1900.

Azerbaijan ranks 145th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Azerbaijan, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.035 —
1901 0.036 +2.9%
1902 0.037 +2.8%
1903 0.037 +0.0%
1904 0.036 -2.7%
1905 0.047 +30.6%
1906 0.053 +12.8%
1907 0.05 -5.7%
1908 0.05 +0.0%
1909 0.049 -2.0%
1910 0.049 +0.0%
1911 0.049 +0.0%
1912 0.049 +0.0%
1913 0.05 +2.0%
1914 0.05 +0.0%
1915 0.05 +0.0%
1916 0.049 -2.0%
1917 0.074 +51.0%
1918 0.153 +106.8%
1919 0.153 +0.0%
1920 0.155 +1.3%
1921 0.161 +3.9%
1922 0.162 +0.6%
1923 0.19 +17.3%
1924 0.193 +1.6%
1925 0.19 -1.6%
1926 0.194 +2.1%
1927 0.193 -0.5%
1928 0.194 +0.5%
1929 0.19 -2.1%
1930 0.19 +0.0%
1931 0.19 +0.0%
1932 0.191 +0.5%
1933 0.188 -1.6%
1934 0.187 -0.5%
1935 0.187 +0.0%
1936 0.187 +0.0%
1937 0.188 +0.5%
1938 0.184 -2.1%
1939 0.183 -0.5%
1940 0.183 +0.0%
1941 0.18 -1.6%
1942 0.18 +0.0%
1943 0.18 +0.0%
1944 0.18 +0.0%
1945 0.18 +0.0%
1946 0.193 +7.2%
1947 0.193 +0.0%
1948 0.203 +5.2%
1949 0.203 +0.0%
1950 0.207 +2.0%
1951 0.207 +0.0%
1952 0.207 +0.0%
1953 0.207 +0.0%
1954 0.215 +3.9%
1955 0.216 +0.5%
1956 0.216 +0.0%
1957 0.223 +3.2%
1958 0.222 -0.4%
1959 0.222 +0.0%
1960 0.222 +0.0%
1961 0.222 +0.0%
1962 0.22 -0.9%
1963 0.218 -0.9%
1964 0.218 +0.0%
1965 0.221 +1.4%
1966 0.219 -0.9%
1967 0.218 -0.5%
1968 0.218 +0.0%
1969 0.219 +0.5%
1970 0.221 +0.9%
1971 0.223 +0.9%
1972 0.224 +0.4%
1973 0.224 +0.0%
1974 0.224 +0.0%
1975 0.224 +0.0%
1976 0.223 -0.4%
1977 0.223 +0.0%
1978 0.223 +0.0%
1979 0.223 +0.0%
1980 0.223 +0.0%
1981 0.223 +0.0%
1982 0.223 +0.0%
1983 0.223 +0.0%
1984 0.222 -0.4%
1985 0.223 +0.5%
1986 0.225 +0.9%
1987 0.227 +0.9%
1988 0.225 -0.9%
1989 0.232 +3.1%
1990 0.163 -29.7%
1991 0.167 +2.5%
1992 0.28 +67.7%
1993 0.218 -22.1%
1994 0.164 -24.8%
1995 0.163 -0.6%
1996 0.159 -2.5%
1997 0.16 +0.6%
1998 0.16 +0.0%
1999 0.157 -1.9%
2000 0.155 -1.3%
2001 0.155 +0.0%
2002 0.154 -0.6%
2003 0.154 +0.0%
2004 0.148 -3.9%
2005 0.149 +0.7%
2006 0.148 -0.7%
2007 0.146 -1.4%
2008 0.145 -0.7%
2009 0.143 -1.4%
2010 0.144 +0.7%
2011 0.143 -0.7%
2012 0.141 -1.4%
2013 0.145 +2.8%
2014 0.143 -1.4%
2015 0.142 -0.7%
2016 0.129 -9.2%
2017 0.13 +0.8%
2018 0.124 -4.6%
2019 0.123 -0.8%
2020 0.123 +0.0%
2021 0.122 -0.8%
2022 0.109 -10.7%
2023 0.118 +8.3%
2024 0.115 -2.5%
2025 0.124 +7.8%

Azerbaijan compared with similar countries

  • Azerbaijan's 0.124 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.306, 41% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Azerbaijan's 0.124 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.608, 20% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Egalitarian Democracy Index in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1918 +106.8% 0.074 0.153
1992 +67.7% 0.167 0.28
1917 +51.0% 0.049 0.074
1905 +30.6% 0.036 0.047
1990 -29.7% 0.232 0.163

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.043 0.035 0.053 10
1910s 0.0726 0.049 0.153 10
1920s 0.1822 0.155 0.194 10
1930s 0.1875 0.183 0.191 10
1940s 0.1875 0.18 0.203 10
1950s 0.2142 0.207 0.223 10
1960s 0.2195 0.218 0.222 10
1970s 0.2232 0.221 0.224 10
1980s 0.2246 0.222 0.232 10
1990s 0.1791 0.157 0.28 10
2000s 0.1497 0.143 0.155 10
2010s 0.1364 0.123 0.145 10
2020s 0.1185 0.109 0.124 6

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

  1. 142 Bahrain 0.127 compare
  2. 143 Syria 0.126 compare
  3. 144 El Salvador 0.125 compare
  4. 145 United Arab Emirates 0.124 compare
  5. 147 Libya 0.123 compare
  6. 147 Pakistan 0.123 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian democracy index in Azerbaijan?
Egalitarian democracy index in Azerbaijan was 0.124 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 0.28 in 1992.
What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.035 in 1900.
How does Azerbaijan rank for egalitarian democracy index?
Azerbaijan ranks 145th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
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Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.