Political Rights Score in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Political Rights Score was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Political Rights Score in Azerbaijan, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Azerbaijan is 0, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Azerbaijan peaked at 11 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2023.
Azerbaijan ranks 185th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Political Rights Score in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11 | — |
| 2003 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26. (58 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 0 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.88 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.7 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 185 Cuba 0 compare
- 185 Equatorial Guinea 0 compare
- 185 North Korea 0
- 185 Tajikistan 0 compare
- 185 Turkmenistan 0 compare
- 185 Venezuela 0 compare
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 political rights score in Azerbaijan?
- Political rights score in Azerbaijan was 0 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2023.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for political rights score?
- Azerbaijan ranks 185th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.