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.
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 |
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- 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)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.171 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.092 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.141 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.171 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.043 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.053 (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.