Key features of human rights in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Key features of human rights was 0.291 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.291
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
153rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.609
in 1992
All-time low
0.014
in 1937
Years of data
213
1813–2025
Key features of human rights in Azerbaijan, 1813–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 0.291 for key features of human rights in 2025.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Azerbaijan peaked at 0.609 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.014, in 1937.
Azerbaijan ranks 153rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Key features of human rights in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1813 | 0.162 | — |
| 1814 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.131 | -19.1% |
| 1823 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.154 | +17.6% |
| 1827 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.122 | -20.8% |
| 1831 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.154 | +26.2% |
| 1833 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.123 | -20.1% |
| 1835 | 0.154 | +25.2% |
| 1836 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.122 | -20.8% |
| 1838 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.159 | +30.3% |
| 1849 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.178 | +11.9% |
| 1856 | 0.186 | +4.5% |
| 1857 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.184 | -1.1% |
| 1861 | 0.234 | +27.2% |
| 1862 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.269 | +15.0% |
| 1864 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.29 | +7.8% |
| 1866 | 0.254 | -12.4% |
| 1867 | 0.293 | +15.4% |
| 1868 | 0.293 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.293 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.293 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.293 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.293 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.283 | -3.4% |
| 1874 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.242 | -14.5% |
| 1882 | 0.248 | +2.5% |
| 1883 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.259 | +4.4% |
| 1894 | 0.301 | +16.2% |
| 1895 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.266 | -11.6% |
| 1898 | 0.255 | -4.1% |
| 1899 | 0.269 | +5.5% |
| 1900 | 0.281 | +4.5% |
| 1901 | 0.28 | -0.4% |
| 1902 | 0.276 | -1.4% |
| 1903 | 0.281 | +1.8% |
| 1904 | 0.279 | -0.7% |
| 1905 | 0.295 | +5.7% |
| 1906 | 0.313 | +6.1% |
| 1907 | 0.321 | +2.6% |
| 1908 | 0.317 | -1.2% |
| 1909 | 0.326 | +2.8% |
| 1910 | 0.336 | +3.1% |
| 1911 | 0.34 | +1.2% |
| 1912 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.324 | -4.7% |
| 1915 | 0.314 | -3.1% |
| 1916 | 0.297 | -5.4% |
| 1917 | 0.304 | +2.4% |
| 1918 | 0.068 | -77.6% |
| 1919 | 0.058 | -14.7% |
| 1920 | 0.055 | -5.2% |
| 1921 | 0.054 | -1.8% |
| 1922 | 0.059 | +9.3% |
| 1923 | 0.049 | -16.9% |
| 1924 | 0.04 | -18.4% |
| 1925 | 0.035 | -12.5% |
| 1926 | 0.032 | -8.6% |
| 1927 | 0.029 | -9.4% |
| 1928 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.027 | -6.9% |
| 1930 | 0.022 | -18.5% |
| 1931 | 0.022 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.021 | -4.5% |
| 1933 | 0.019 | -9.5% |
| 1934 | 0.017 | -10.5% |
| 1935 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.015 | -11.8% |
| 1937 | 0.014 | -6.7% |
| 1938 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.017 | +21.4% |
| 1942 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.019 | +11.8% |
| 1946 | 0.02 | +5.3% |
| 1947 | 0.017 | -15.0% |
| 1948 | 0.016 | -5.9% |
| 1949 | 0.015 | -6.3% |
| 1950 | 0.014 | -6.7% |
| 1951 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.017 | +21.4% |
| 1954 | 0.124 | +629.4% |
| 1955 | 0.125 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.132 | +5.6% |
| 1957 | 0.148 | +12.1% |
| 1958 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.15 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 0.147 | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 0.146 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.148 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.146 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.148 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.147 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.145 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.149 | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.146 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.149 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.15 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.148 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.147 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.149 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.148 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.149 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.147 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.172 | +17.0% |
| 1986 | 0.246 | +43.0% |
| 1987 | 0.284 | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 0.289 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.314 | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.278 | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.436 | +56.8% |
| 1992 | 0.609 | +39.7% |
| 1993 | 0.555 | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.403 | -27.4% |
| 1995 | 0.403 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.442 | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.442 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.45 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.448 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.462 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.462 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.457 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.42 | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.45 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.433 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.423 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.415 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.423 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.419 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.412 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.458 | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.446 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.434 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.392 | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.436 | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 0.386 | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.415 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.405 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.412 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.348 | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 0.358 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.302 | -15.6% |
| 2025 | 0.291 | -3.6% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 0.291 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 40% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 0.291 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Key features of human rights 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +629.4% | 0.017 | 0.124 |
| 1918 | -77.6% | 0.304 | 0.068 |
| 1991 | +56.8% | 0.278 | 0.436 |
| 1986 | +43.0% | 0.172 | 0.246 |
| 1992 | +39.7% | 0.436 | 0.609 |
| 1848 | +30.3% | 0.122 | 0.159 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.162 | 0.162 | 0.162 | 7 |
| 1820s | 0.1464 | 0.131 | 0.162 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.1349 | 0.122 | 0.154 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.1294 | 0.122 | 0.159 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.1717 | 0.159 | 0.186 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2613 | 0.184 | 0.293 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.286 | 0.283 | 0.293 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2509 | 0.242 | 0.283 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2696 | 0.248 | 0.301 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2969 | 0.276 | 0.326 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2721 | 0.058 | 0.34 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0409 | 0.027 | 0.059 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0175 | 0.014 | 0.022 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0169 | 0.014 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0886 | 0.014 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1468 | 0.145 | 0.148 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.148 | 0.146 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2045 | 0.147 | 0.314 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4466 | 0.278 | 0.609 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4368 | 0.415 | 0.462 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.421 | 0.386 | 0.458 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3527 | 0.291 | 0.412 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More social development data for Azerbaijan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,389 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 130,983 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0128 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 130,983 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of human rights in Azerbaijan?
- Key features of human rights in Azerbaijan was 0.291 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.609 in 1992.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1937.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for key features of human rights?
- Azerbaijan ranks 153rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.