Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.386 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.386
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
140th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.824
in 1965
All-time low
0.131
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Azerbaijan, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, egalitarian political institutions index in Azerbaijan stood at 0.386.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Azerbaijan peaked at 0.824 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.131, in 1900.
Azerbaijan ranks 140th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.131 | — |
| 1901 | 0.133 | +1.5% |
| 1902 | 0.135 | +1.5% |
| 1903 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.168 | +24.4% |
| 1906 | 0.171 | +1.8% |
| 1907 | 0.16 | -6.4% |
| 1908 | 0.159 | -0.6% |
| 1909 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.158 | -0.6% |
| 1913 | 0.159 | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 0.16 | +0.6% |
| 1915 | 0.161 | +0.6% |
| 1916 | 0.157 | -2.5% |
| 1917 | 0.256 | +63.1% |
| 1918 | 0.534 | +108.6% |
| 1919 | 0.545 | +2.1% |
| 1920 | 0.553 | +1.5% |
| 1921 | 0.576 | +4.2% |
| 1922 | 0.582 | +1.0% |
| 1923 | 0.684 | +17.5% |
| 1924 | 0.693 | +1.3% |
| 1925 | 0.683 | -1.4% |
| 1926 | 0.699 | +2.3% |
| 1927 | 0.696 | -0.4% |
| 1928 | 0.7 | +0.6% |
| 1929 | 0.684 | -2.3% |
| 1930 | 0.688 | +0.6% |
| 1931 | 0.684 | -0.6% |
| 1932 | 0.688 | +0.6% |
| 1933 | 0.677 | -1.6% |
| 1934 | 0.675 | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.676 | +0.1% |
| 1937 | 0.676 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.676 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.676 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.676 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.665 | -1.6% |
| 1942 | 0.665 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.665 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.665 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.664 | -0.2% |
| 1946 | 0.707 | +6.5% |
| 1947 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.747 | +5.7% |
| 1949 | 0.747 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.761 | +1.9% |
| 1951 | 0.761 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.758 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.758 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.787 | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 0.79 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.814 | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 0.815 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 0.81 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.811 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.813 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.814 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.812 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.824 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.814 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.811 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.812 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.816 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.815 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.814 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.816 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.817 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.817 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.816 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.812 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.81 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.787 | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.778 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.766 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.526 | -31.3% |
| 1991 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.649 | +23.4% |
| 1993 | 0.546 | -15.9% |
| 1994 | 0.442 | -19.0% |
| 1995 | 0.444 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.435 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.432 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.423 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.422 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.421 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.422 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.422 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.419 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.423 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.413 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.417 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.413 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.43 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.428 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.379 | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.381 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.366 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.362 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.364 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.357 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.322 | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.353 | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 0.35 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.386 | +10.3% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 0.386 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6095, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 0.386 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.781, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | +108.6% | 0.256 | 0.534 |
| 1917 | +63.1% | 0.157 | 0.256 |
| 1990 | -31.3% | 0.766 | 0.526 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1486 | 0.131 | 0.171 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2448 | 0.157 | 0.545 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.655 | 0.553 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6791 | 0.675 | 0.688 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6908 | 0.664 | 0.747 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7844 | 0.758 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8139 | 0.811 | 0.824 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8155 | 0.812 | 0.817 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8013 | 0.766 | 0.812 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4888 | 0.432 | 0.649 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4211 | 0.413 | 0.423 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4023 | 0.362 | 0.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3553 | 0.322 | 0.386 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4434 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5787 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian political institutions index in Azerbaijan?
- Egalitarian political institutions index in Azerbaijan was 0.386 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.824 in 1965.
- What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.131 in 1900.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Azerbaijan ranks 140th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.