Azerbaijan vs Turkmenistan: Centralization of Political Power Index
Azerbaijan
0.972
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.947
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
9th
Turkmenistan rank
12th
Centralization of Political Power Index over time
- Azerbaijan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 0.972 against 0.947 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.025.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 9th and Turkmenistan ranks 12th of 173 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.9693 | 0.1058 | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 0.9425 | 0.9719 | 0.0294 | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 0.9659 | 0.9608 | 0.0051 | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 0.97 | 0.9382 | 0.0318 | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher centralization of political power index, Azerbaijan or Turkmenistan?
- Azerbaijan, at 0.972 against 0.947 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan?
- 0.025, 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 centralization of political power index?
- Azerbaijan ranks 9th and Turkmenistan ranks 12th 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.