Azerbaijan vs Turkmenistan: Strong elected local governments index
Azerbaijan
0.023
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.014
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
161st
Turkmenistan rank
164th
Strong elected local governments index over time
- Azerbaijan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 0.023 against 0.014 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.009.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.6 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 129 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 161st and Turkmenistan ranks 164th of 175 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 | 0.031 | 0.031 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.0582 | 0.0582 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.0623 | 0.0623 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.0152 | 0.0152 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.389 | 0.389 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.554 | 0.554 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.554 | 0.554 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.0098 | 0.286 | 0.2762 | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 0.098 | 0.1868 | 0.0888 | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 0.0808 | 0.0284 | 0.0524 | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 0.0142 | 0.0092 | 0.005 | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Azerbaijan or Turkmenistan?
- Azerbaijan, at 0.023 against 0.014 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan?
- 0.009, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan rank globally for strong elected local governments index?
- Azerbaijan ranks 161st and Turkmenistan ranks 164th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Strong elected local governments index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.