Freedom of expression score bti in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Freedom of expression score bti was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 128 countries
All-time high
4
in 2007
All-time low
2
in 2017
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Freedom of expression score bti in Azerbaijan, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of expression score bti in Azerbaijan is 2, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score bti in Azerbaijan peaked at 4 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2017.
Azerbaijan ranks 98th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.33 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.8 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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More social development data for Azerbaijan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 6,389 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 130,983 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.291 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.053 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.171 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.141 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.092 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.043 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of expression score bti in Azerbaijan?
- Freedom of expression score bti in Azerbaijan was 2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2007.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2017.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for freedom of expression score bti?
- Azerbaijan ranks 98th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score bti rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of expression score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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