Azerbaijan vs Tajikistan: Centralization of Political Power Index
Azerbaijan
0.972
in 2025
Tajikistan
0.968
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
9th
Tajikistan rank
11th
Centralization of Political Power Index over time
- Azerbaijan
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 0.972 against 0.968 in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 9th and Tajikistan ranks 11th of 173 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 3 and Tajikistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.373 | 0.373 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.4524 | 0.4524 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.8534 | 0.8534 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.852 | 0.852 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.8659 | 0.8659 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.8397 | 0.8397 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.9696 | 0.9696 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.971 | 0.971 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.971 | 0.971 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.9668 | 0.9668 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.964 | 0.964 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.964 | 0.964 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.9545 | 0.9545 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.8635 | 0.8766 | 0.0131 | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 0.9425 | 0.9382 | 0.0043 | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 0.9659 | 0.9606 | 0.0053 | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 0.97 | 0.9648 | 0.0052 | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher centralization of political power index, Azerbaijan or Tajikistan?
- Azerbaijan, at 0.972 against 0.968 in Tajikistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Azerbaijan and Tajikistan?
- 0.004, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Tajikistan?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Tajikistan rank globally for centralization of political power index?
- Azerbaijan ranks 9th and Tajikistan ranks 11th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Centralization of Political Power 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 the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.