Azerbaijan vs Turkmenistan: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Azerbaijan
0.097
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.077
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
171st
Turkmenistan rank
174th
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- Azerbaijan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 0.097 against 0.077 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.02.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.3 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 171st and Turkmenistan ranks 174th of 176 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.114 | 0.114 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.1172 | 0.1172 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.117 | 0.117 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.051 | 0.051 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.0454 | 0.0454 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.049 | 0.049 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.049 | 0.049 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.1659 | 0.1659 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.2132 | 0.2132 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.2289 | 0.2289 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.1279 | 0.2035 | 0.0756 | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 0.1901 | 0.1582 | 0.0319 | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 0.1582 | 0.0793 | 0.0789 | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 0.1187 | 0.0715 | 0.0472 | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Azerbaijan or Turkmenistan?
- Azerbaijan, at 0.097 against 0.077 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan?
- 0.02, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Azerbaijan ranks 171st and Turkmenistan ranks 174th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory 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
Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.