Azerbaijan vs Tajikistan: Rule of law index
Azerbaijan
0.053
in 2025
Tajikistan
0.039
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
169th
Tajikistan rank
172nd
Rule of law index over time
- Azerbaijan
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 0.053 against 0.039 in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.014.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.4 times Tajikistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 169th and Tajikistan ranks 172nd of 176 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Tajikistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.538 | 0.538 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.5526 | 0.5526 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.3559 | 0.3559 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.356 | 0.356 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.3075 | 0.3075 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.287 | 0.287 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.1356 | 0.1356 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.1342 | 0.1342 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.1379 | 0.1379 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.1664 | 0.1664 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.1805 | 0.1805 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.1644 | 0.1644 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.1731 | 0.1731 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.1388 | 0.1184 | 0.0204 | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 0.0419 | 0.0601 | 0.0182 | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 0.0363 | 0.0464 | 0.0101 | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 0.053 | 0.0465 | 0.0065 | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Azerbaijan or Tajikistan?
- Azerbaijan, at 0.053 against 0.039 in Tajikistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Azerbaijan and Tajikistan?
- 0.014, 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 rule of law index?
- Azerbaijan ranks 169th and Tajikistan ranks 172nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Rule of law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.