Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0%
World rank
90th
of 194 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2010
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
14
2000–2025
Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions in Azerbaijan, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 0.0% for share of countries with independent national human rights institutions in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of countries with independent national human rights institutions in Azerbaijan peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Azerbaijan 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 100.0% | — |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.0% | — |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.0%. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 90 Afghanistan 0.0% compare
- 90 Algeria 0.0% compare
- 90 Andorra 0.0%
- 90 Angola 0.0%
- 90 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0%
- 90 Bahamas 0.0%
- 90 Bahrain 0.0%
- 90 Bangladesh 0.0%
- 90 Barbados 0.0%
- 90 Belarus 0.0%
- 90 Belgium 0.0%
- 90 Belize 0.0%
- 90 Bhutan 0.0%
- 90 Botswana 0.0%
- 90 Brazil 0.0%
- 90 Brunei 0.0%
- 90 Burkina Faso 0.0%
- 90 Cambodia 0.0%
- 90 Cape Verde 0.0%
- 90 Central African Republic 0.0%
- 90 Chad 0.0% compare
- 90 China 0.0%
- 90 Comoros 0.0%
- 90 Congo 0.0%
- 90 Cuba 0.0%
- 90 Czechia 0.0%
- 90 Djibouti 0.0%
- 90 Dominica 0.0%
- 90 Dominican Republic 0.0%
- 90 Equatorial Guinea 0.0%
- 90 Eritrea 0.0%
- 90 Eswatini 0.0%
- 90 Fiji 0.0% compare
- 90 Gabon 0.0%
- 90 Grenada 0.0%
- 90 Guinea 0.0%
- 90 Guinea-Bissau 0.0%
- 90 Guyana 0.0%
- 90 Hungary 0.0% compare
- 90 Iceland 0.0%
- 90 Iran 0.0%
- 90 Iraq 0.0% compare
- 90 Israel 0.0%
- 90 Italy 0.0%
- 90 Jamaica 0.0%
- 90 Japan 0.0%
- 90 Kazakhstan 0.0%
- 90 Kiribati 0.0%
- 90 Kuwait 0.0%
- 90 Kyrgyzstan 0.0%
- 90 Laos 0.0%
- 90 Lebanon 0.0%
- 90 Lesotho 0.0%
- 90 Libya 0.0%
- 90 Liechtenstein 0.0%
- 90 Maldives 0.0%
- 90 Malta 0.0%
- 90 Marshall Islands 0.0%
- 90 Micronesia (country) 0.0%
- 90 Monaco 0.0%
- 90 Montenegro 0.0%
- 90 Mozambique 0.0%
- 90 Myanmar 0.0%
- 90 Nauru 0.0%
- 90 Nicaragua 0.0% compare
- 90 Niger 0.0% compare
- 90 North Korea 0.0%
- 90 North Macedonia 0.0%
- 90 Oman 0.0%
- 90 Palau 0.0%
- 90 Papua New Guinea 0.0%
- 90 Romania 0.0%
- 90 Russia 0.0% compare
- 90 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0%
- 90 Saint Lucia 0.0%
- 90 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0%
- 90 San Marino 0.0%
- 90 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0%
- 90 Saudi Arabia 0.0%
- 90 Senegal 0.0% compare
- 90 Seychelles 0.0%
- 90 Singapore 0.0%
- 90 Slovakia 0.0%
- 90 Solomon Islands 0.0%
- 90 Somalia 0.0%
- 90 South Sudan 0.0%
- 90 Sudan 0.0%
- 90 Suriname 0.0%
- 90 Switzerland 0.0%
- 90 Syria 0.0%
- 90 Tajikistan 0.0%
- 90 Tonga 0.0%
- 90 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
- 90 Tunisia 0.0%
- 90 Turkey 0.0%
- 90 Turkmenistan 0.0%
- 90 Tuvalu 0.0%
- 90 United Arab Emirates 0.0%
- 90 United States 0.0%
- 90 Uzbekistan 0.0%
- 90 Vanuatu 0.0%
- 90 Venezuela 0.0% compare
- 90 Vietnam 0.0%
- 90 Yemen 0.0%
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 share of countries with independent national human rights institutions in Azerbaijan?
- Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions in Azerbaijan was 0.0% in 2025, according to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of countries with independent national human rights institutions recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of countries with independent national human rights institutions recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of countries with independent national human rights institutions?
- Azerbaijan ranks 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 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 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles (%).