Azerbaijan vs Ethiopia: Democracy

Azerbaijan
3
in 2025
Ethiopia
3
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
116th
Ethiopia rank
116th

Democracy over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 3 against 3 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 213 shared years of data; in 1813 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 116th and Ethiopia ranks 116th of 197 countries.

Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0.4 0 0.4 Azerbaijan
1910s 1 0 1 Azerbaijan
1920s 1 0 1 Azerbaijan
1930s 1 0 1 Azerbaijan
1940s 1 0 1 Azerbaijan
1950s 1 0 1 Azerbaijan
1960s 1 0 1 Azerbaijan
1970s 1 0 1 Azerbaijan
1980s 1 0.3 0.7 Azerbaijan
1990s 2.8 1.9 0.9 Azerbaijan
2000s 3 3 0
2010s 3 1 2 Azerbaijan
2020s 3 2.67 0.3333 Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Azerbaijan or Ethiopia?
Azerbaijan, at 3 against 3 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Azerbaijan and Ethiopia?
0, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Ethiopia?
213 years are reported by both, from 1813 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Ethiopia rank globally for democracy?
Azerbaijan ranks 116th and Ethiopia ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).