Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.301 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.301
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
146th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.584
in 1992
All-time low
0.005
in 1935
Years of data
213
1813–2025
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Azerbaijan, 1813–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 0.301 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Azerbaijan peaked at 0.584 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.005, in 1935.
That places Azerbaijan 146th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1813 | 0.033 | — |
| 1814 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.028 | -15.2% |
| 1823 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.029 | +3.6% |
| 1827 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.025 | -13.8% |
| 1831 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.029 | +16.0% |
| 1833 | 0.04 | +37.9% |
| 1834 | 0.035 | -12.5% |
| 1835 | 0.04 | +14.3% |
| 1836 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.034 | -15.0% |
| 1838 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.05 | +47.1% |
| 1849 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.068 | +36.0% |
| 1856 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.068 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.064 | -5.9% |
| 1861 | 0.115 | +79.7% |
| 1862 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.129 | +12.2% |
| 1864 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.198 | +53.5% |
| 1866 | 0.208 | +5.1% |
| 1867 | 0.224 | +7.7% |
| 1868 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.247 | +10.3% |
| 1871 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.274 | +10.9% |
| 1875 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.274 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.222 | -19.0% |
| 1879 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.222 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.186 | -16.2% |
| 1882 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.267 | +43.5% |
| 1895 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.251 | -6.0% |
| 1898 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.257 | +2.4% |
| 1900 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.256 | -0.4% |
| 1902 | 0.258 | +0.8% |
| 1903 | 0.262 | +1.6% |
| 1904 | 0.263 | +0.4% |
| 1905 | 0.225 | -14.4% |
| 1906 | 0.266 | +18.2% |
| 1907 | 0.271 | +1.9% |
| 1908 | 0.302 | +11.4% |
| 1909 | 0.315 | +4.3% |
| 1910 | 0.316 | +0.3% |
| 1911 | 0.319 | +0.9% |
| 1912 | 0.325 | +1.9% |
| 1913 | 0.327 | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 0.316 | -3.4% |
| 1915 | 0.279 | -11.7% |
| 1916 | 0.263 | -5.7% |
| 1917 | 0.279 | +6.1% |
| 1918 | 0.03 | -89.2% |
| 1919 | 0.024 | -20.0% |
| 1920 | 0.018 | -25.0% |
| 1921 | 0.02 | +11.1% |
| 1922 | 0.033 | +65.0% |
| 1923 | 0.032 | -3.0% |
| 1924 | 0.024 | -25.0% |
| 1925 | 0.023 | -4.2% |
| 1926 | 0.021 | -8.7% |
| 1927 | 0.021 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.02 | -4.8% |
| 1929 | 0.018 | -10.0% |
| 1930 | 0.014 | -22.2% |
| 1931 | 0.013 | -7.1% |
| 1932 | 0.012 | -7.7% |
| 1933 | 0.008 | -33.3% |
| 1934 | 0.006 | -25.0% |
| 1935 | 0.005 | -16.7% |
| 1936 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.006 | +20.0% |
| 1942 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.006 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.007 | +16.7% |
| 1946 | 0.008 | +14.3% |
| 1947 | 0.008 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.007 | -12.5% |
| 1949 | 0.006 | -14.3% |
| 1950 | 0.005 | -16.7% |
| 1951 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.008 | +60.0% |
| 1954 | 0.06 | +650.0% |
| 1955 | 0.063 | +5.0% |
| 1956 | 0.077 | +22.2% |
| 1957 | 0.086 | +11.7% |
| 1958 | 0.087 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 0.087 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.089 | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 0.092 | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.091 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.092 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.101 | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 0.096 | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.094 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.096 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.097 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.096 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.093 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.097 | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.099 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.097 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.09 | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.109 | +21.1% |
| 1986 | 0.152 | +39.4% |
| 1987 | 0.158 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.172 | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.173 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.279 | +61.3% |
| 1991 | 0.387 | +38.7% |
| 1992 | 0.584 | +50.9% |
| 1993 | 0.573 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.383 | -33.2% |
| 1995 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.413 | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.397 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.397 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.401 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.356 | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.393 | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.38 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.367 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.371 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.354 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.347 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.391 | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.372 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.375 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.34 | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.386 | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.338 | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 0.363 | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.347 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.364 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.365 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.35 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.312 | -10.9% |
| 2025 | 0.301 | -3.5% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 0.301 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.713, 42% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 0.301 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.899, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +650.0% | 0.008 | 0.06 |
| 1918 | -89.2% | 0.279 | 0.03 |
| 1861 | +79.7% | 0.064 | 0.115 |
| 1922 | +65.0% | 0.02 | 0.033 |
| 1990 | +61.3% | 0.173 | 0.279 |
| 1953 | +60.0% | 0.005 | 0.008 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.033 | 0.033 | 0.033 | 7 |
| 1820s | 0.0294 | 0.028 | 0.033 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.0336 | 0.025 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0372 | 0.034 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.059 | 0.05 | 0.068 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.163 | 0.064 | 0.224 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2528 | 0.222 | 0.274 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1896 | 0.186 | 0.222 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2304 | 0.186 | 0.267 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2675 | 0.225 | 0.315 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2478 | 0.024 | 0.327 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.023 | 0.018 | 0.033 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0078 | 0.005 | 0.014 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0065 | 0.005 | 0.008 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0483 | 0.005 | 0.087 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0929 | 0.089 | 0.101 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0957 | 0.093 | 0.097 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1237 | 0.09 | 0.173 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4209 | 0.279 | 0.584 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3804 | 0.356 | 0.401 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3613 | 0.338 | 0.391 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3398 | 0.301 | 0.365 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More reference data data for Azerbaijan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1322 (2050)
- 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 individual liberties and equality before the law index in Azerbaijan?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Azerbaijan was 0.301 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.584 in 1992.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.005 in 1935.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Azerbaijan ranks 146th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.