Legislative Corruption Score in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Legislative Corruption Score was -2.29 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Legislative Corruption Score in Azerbaijan, 1990–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded -2.29 for legislative corruption score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative corruption score in Azerbaijan peaked at -0.528 in 1990 and was at its lowest, -2.29, in 2024.
Azerbaijan ranks 170th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Legislative Corruption Score in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.528 | — |
| 1991 | -0.528 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -0.528 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.843 | +59.7% |
| 1994 | -1.18 | +40.3% |
| 1995 | -1.18 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1.18 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1.18 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1.97 | +66.3% |
| 1999 | -1.97 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1.97 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1.97 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -1.97 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1.97 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1.97 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1.97 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1.97 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1.97 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1.97 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1.97 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1.97 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1.97 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -1.97 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -2.28 | +16.0% |
| 2014 | -2.28 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -2.28 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1.92 | -15.7% |
| 2017 | -2.04 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | -1.71 | -16.4% |
| 2019 | -1.62 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | -1.69 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | -1.89 | +11.8% |
| 2022 | -2.26 | +19.6% |
| 2023 | -1.59 | -29.6% |
| 2024 | -2.29 | +43.6% |
| 2025 | -2.29 | -0.0% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's -2.29 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.683, 3.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's -2.29 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.824. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.11 | -1.97 | -0.528 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.97 | -1.97 | -1.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2 | -2.28 | -1.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2 | -2.29 | -1.59 | 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 legislative corruption score in Azerbaijan?
- Legislative corruption score in Azerbaijan was -2.29 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative corruption score recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.528 in 1990.
- What is the lowest legislative corruption score recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.29 in 2024.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for legislative corruption score?
- Azerbaijan ranks 170th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative corruption score rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.