Armenia vs Azerbaijan

Armenia vs Azerbaijan: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.61 of 1 in Armenia and 0.17 of 1 in Azerbaijan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Armenia, by 0.44 of 1, or 3.59 times that in Azerbaijan.

Armenia vs Azerbaijan: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.61 of 1 in Armenia and 0.17 of 1 in Azerbaijan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Armenia, by 0.44 of 1, or 3.59 times that in Azerbaijan.
ArmeniaAzerbaijan

Latest figures

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2025
Armenia0.61 20250.3569 of 175
Azerbaijan0.17 20250.19148 of 175
World0.48 20250.52

What the numbers say

  • Armenia has been higher since 1990.
  • In 2025, Armenia ranked 69 and Azerbaijan ranked 148 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearArmeniaAzerbaijanWorld
20250.610.170.48
20240.630.170.49
20230.630.190.49
20220.650.190.5
20210.720.190.5
20200.780.190.51
20190.80.20.52
20180.520.190.52
20170.380.20.52
20160.350.20.52
20150.350.190.52
20140.340.20.52
20130.350.20.52
20120.350.210.53
20110.330.210.53
20100.330.210.52
20090.320.210.52
20080.320.210.52
20070.350.220.52
20060.340.220.52
20050.340.220.52
20040.340.220.51
20030.350.240.51
20020.410.240.5
20010.420.240.49
20000.420.250.49
19990.410.240.49
19980.40.240.49
19970.390.240.49
19960.420.240.48
19950.490.250.47
19940.580.250.47
19930.60.310.46
19920.610.370.44
19910.610.190.42
19900.570.170.41
19890.180.180.36
19880.150.150.36
19870.140.140.35
19860.120.120.34
19850.110.110.34
19840.110.110.33
19830.110.110.32
19820.110.110.32
19810.110.110.32
19800.110.110.32
19790.110.110.31
19780.110.110.3
19770.110.110.3
19760.110.110.29
19750.110.110.29
19740.110.110.29
19730.110.110.29
19720.110.110.29
19710.110.110.29
19700.10.10.29
19690.090.090.29
19680.090.090.3
19670.090.090.29
19660.090.090.29
19650.090.090.3
19640.090.090.3
19630.090.090.3
19620.10.10.29
19610.110.110.29
19600.110.110.28
19590.110.110.27
19580.110.110.27
19570.110.110.27
19560.110.110.26
19550.110.110.25
19540.110.110.25
19530.10.10.24
19520.10.10.24
19510.10.10.24
19500.10.10.23
19490.10.10.22
19480.10.10.22
19470.10.10.21
19460.10.10.19
19450.090.090.16
19440.090.090.14
19430.090.090.14
19420.090.090.14
19410.090.090.15
19400.10.10.15
19390.10.10.17
19380.10.10.17
19370.120.120.17
19360.110.110.17
19350.110.110.17
19340.110.110.18
19330.110.110.18
19320.110.110.19
19310.110.110.18
19300.110.110.18
19290.110.110.19
19280.110.110.19
19270.110.110.19
19260.110.110.19
19250.110.110.19
19240.110.110.19
19230.110.110.19
19220.110.110.19
19210.110.110.19
19200.110.110.18
19190.110.110.16
19180.130.130.15
1917–0.10.15
1916–0.110.15
1915–0.110.15
1914–0.110.15
1913–0.110.15
1912–0.110.15
1911–0.110.15
1910–0.110.15
1909–0.110.15
1908–0.110.15
1907–0.110.15
1906–0.110.15
1905–0.070.15
1904–0.050.14
1903–0.050.14
1902–0.050.15
1901–0.050.14
1900–0.050.14
1899–0.030.22
1898–0.030.22
1897–0.040.22
1896–0.040.22
1895–0.040.22
1894–0.040.21
1893–0.040.21
1892–0.040.21
1891–0.040.2
1890–0.040.2
1889–0.040.2
1888–0.040.2
1887–0.040.2
1886–0.040.19
1885–0.040.19
1884–0.040.2
1883–0.040.19
1882–0.040.19
1881–0.030.19
1880–0.030.19
1879–0.030.19
1878–0.030.18
1877–0.030.18
1876–0.030.19
1875–0.030.18
1874–0.030.18
1873–0.030.18
1872–0.040.18
1871–0.040.18
1870–0.040.18
1869–0.040.17
1868–0.040.17
1867–0.040.17
1866–0.040.16
1865–0.040.16
1864–0.030.16
1863–0.030.16
1862–0.030.16
1861–0.030.15
1860–0.030.15
1859–0.030.14
1858–0.030.14
1857–0.030.14
1856–0.030.13
1855–0.030.13
1854–0.020.13
1853–0.020.13
1852–0.020.13
1851–0.020.13
1850–0.020.13
1849–0.020.15
1848–0.020.13
1847–0.020.11
1846–0.020.11
1845–0.020.11
1844–0.020.11
1843–0.020.1
1842–0.020.1
1841–0.020.1
1840–0.020.1
1839–0.020.1
1838–0.020.09
1837–0.020.09
1836–0.020.1
1835–0.020.09
1834–0.020.09
1833–0.020.09
1832–0.020.09
1831–0.020.09
1830–0.020.09
1829–0.020.08
1828–0.020.08
1827–0.020.09
1826–0.020.08
1825–0.020.08
1824–0.020.08
1823–0.020.08
1822–0.020.08
1821–0.020.07
1820–0.020.07
1819–0.020.06
1818–0.020.06
1817–0.020.06
1816–0.020.06
1815–0.020.06
1814–0.020.05
1813–0.020.05
1812––0.06
1811––0.06
1810––0.06
1809––0.05
1808––0.05
1807––0.05
1806––0.05
1805––0.05
1804––0.05
1803––0.05
1802––0.05
1801––0.05
1800––0.05
1799––0.05
1798––0.06
1797––0.05
1796––0.05
1795––0.05
1794––0.05
1793––0.05
1792––0.05
1791––0.05
1790––0.05
1789––0.05

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time