Azerbaijan vs China: Liberal political institutions index

Azerbaijan
0.132
in 2025
China
0.137
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
161st
China rank
160th

Liberal political institutions index over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • China
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How they compare

China currently reports 0.137 against 0.132 in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 213 shared years of data; in 1813 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 161st and China ranks 160th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan China Difference Ahead
1810s 0.056 0.046 0.01 Azerbaijan
1820s 0.0544 0.046 0.0084 Azerbaijan
1830s 0.0564 0.046 0.0104 Azerbaijan
1840s 0.0574 0.046 0.0114 Azerbaijan
1850s 0.083 0.0442 0.0388 Azerbaijan
1860s 0.2468 0.045 0.2018 Azerbaijan
1870s 0.3386 0.046 0.2926 Azerbaijan
1880s 0.1577 0.046 0.1117 Azerbaijan
1890s 0.167 0.045 0.122 Azerbaijan
1900s 0.1748 0.083 0.0918 Azerbaijan
1910s 0.2051 0.1818 0.0233 Azerbaijan
1920s 0.0414 0.1826 0.1412 China
1930s 0.0315 0.1728 0.1413 China
1940s 0.0312 0.1826 0.1514 China
1950s 0.0472 0.1189 0.0717 China
1960s 0.0637 0.1276 0.0639 China
1970s 0.0649 0.1361 0.0712 China
1980s 0.0965 0.2291 0.1326 China
1990s 0.2342 0.2316 0.0026 Azerbaijan
2000s 0.1694 0.2212 0.0518 China
2010s 0.1558 0.1827 0.0269 China
2020s 0.1503 0.1393 0.011 Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Azerbaijan or China?
China, at 0.137 against 0.132 in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Azerbaijan and China?
0.005, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and China?
213 years are reported by both, from 1813 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and China rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
Azerbaijan ranks 161st and China ranks 160th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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