Azerbaijan vs Turkmenistan: Democracy
Azerbaijan
1
in 2025
Turkmenistan
1
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
87th
Turkmenistan rank
87th
Democracy over time
- Azerbaijan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 1 against 1 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 87th and Turkmenistan ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Azerbaijan or Turkmenistan?
- Azerbaijan, at 1 against 1 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan?
- 0, 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 democracy?
- Azerbaijan ranks 87th and Turkmenistan ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.