Azerbaijan vs Iran: Democracy

Azerbaijan
0
in 2018
Iran
0
in 2018
Azerbaijan rank
146th
Iran rank
146th

Democracy over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Iran
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How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 0 against 0 in Iran, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 206 shared years of data; in 1813 it was Iran ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 146th and Iran ranks 146th of 167 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Iran 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 0.4 0.4 Iran
1910s 0.3 1 0.7 Iran
1920s 0.2 0.4 0.2 Iran
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0.9 0.9 Iran
1950s 0 0.3 0.3 Iran
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0.1 0 0.1 Azerbaijan
1990s 0.5 0.3 0.2 Azerbaijan
2000s 0 0.4 0.4 Iran
2010s 0 0 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Azerbaijan or Iran?
Azerbaijan, at 0 against 0 in Iran as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Azerbaijan and Iran?
0, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Iran?
206 years are reported by both, from 1813 to 2018.
How do Azerbaijan and Iran rank globally for democracy?
Azerbaijan ranks 146th and Iran ranks 146th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).