How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Iran?

213 years are reported by both, from 1813 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs Iran: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Azerbaijan

0.301

in 2025

Iran

0.297

in 2025

Azerbaijan rank

146th

Iran rank

148th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Azerbaijan
Iran

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 0.301 against 0.297 in Iran, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 213 shared years of data; in 1813 it was Iran ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 146th and Iran ranks 148th of 176 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 13 and Iran in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1810s	0.033	0.034	0.001	Iran
1820s	0.0294	0.033	0.0036	Iran
1830s	0.0336	0.029	0.0046	Azerbaijan
1840s	0.0372	0.0322	0.005	Azerbaijan
1850s	0.059	0.037	0.022	Azerbaijan
1860s	0.163	0.033	0.13	Azerbaijan
1870s	0.2528	0.033	0.2198	Azerbaijan
1880s	0.1896	0.033	0.1566	Azerbaijan
1890s	0.2304	0.0344	0.196	Azerbaijan
1900s	0.2675	0.0392	0.2283	Azerbaijan
1910s	0.2478	0.0744	0.1734	Azerbaijan
1920s	0.023	0.0856	0.0626	Iran
1930s	0.0078	0.1018	0.094	Iran
1940s	0.0065	0.2335	0.227	Iran
1950s	0.0483	0.2882	0.2399	Iran
1960s	0.0929	0.3202	0.2273	Iran
1970s	0.0957	0.3459	0.2502	Iran
1980s	0.1237	0.1627	0.039	Iran
1990s	0.4209	0.3009	0.12	Azerbaijan
2000s	0.3804	0.364	0.0164	Azerbaijan
2010s	0.3613	0.3213	0.04	Azerbaijan
2020s	0.3398	0.2842	0.0557	Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Azerbaijan or Iran?: Azerbaijan, at 0.301 against 0.297 in Iran as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Azerbaijan and Iran?: 0.004, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Iran?: 213 years are reported by both, from 1813 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Iran rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Azerbaijan ranks 146th and Iran ranks 148th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.