Azerbaijan vs Iran

Azerbaijan vs Iran: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.17 of 1 in Azerbaijan and 0.16 of 1 in Iran, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Azerbaijan, by 0.01 of 1, or 1.08 times that in Iran.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Azerbaijan vs Iran: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.17 of 1 in Azerbaijan and 0.16 of 1 in Iran, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Azerbaijan, by 0.01 of 1, or 1.08 times that in Iran.
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What the numbers say

  • Azerbaijan has been higher since 1989, when it overtook Iran.
  • In 2025, Azerbaijan ranked 148 and Iran ranked 153 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

YearAzerbaijanIranWorld
20250.170.160.48
20240.170.170.49
20230.190.150.49
20220.190.150.5
20210.190.160.5
20200.190.170.51
20190.20.180.52
20180.190.180.52
20170.20.190.52
20160.20.190.52
20150.190.190.52
20140.20.180.52
20130.20.170.52
20120.210.160.53
20110.210.150.53
20100.210.140.52
20090.210.160.52
20080.210.170.52
20070.220.170.52
20060.220.170.52
20050.220.180.52
20040.220.210.51
20030.240.230.51
20020.240.230.5
20010.240.230.49
20000.250.230.49
19990.240.230.49
19980.240.230.49
19970.240.220.49
19960.240.170.48
19950.250.170.47
19940.250.170.47
19930.310.160.46
19920.370.160.44
19910.190.160.42
19900.170.160.41
19890.180.170.36
19880.150.180.36
19870.140.170.35
19860.120.110.34
19850.110.110.34
19840.110.110.33
19830.110.10.32
19820.110.110.32
19810.110.120.32
19800.110.170.32
19790.110.160.31
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
19700.10.110.29
19690.090.110.29
19680.090.110.3
19670.090.110.29
19660.090.110.29
19650.090.110.3
19640.090.110.3
19630.090.060.3
19620.10.060.29
19610.110.060.29
19600.110.060.28
19590.110.060.27
19580.110.060.27
19570.110.060.27
19560.110.060.26
19550.110.10.25
19540.110.060.25
19530.10.120.24
19520.10.210.24
19510.10.190.24
19500.10.160.23
19490.10.160.22
19480.10.160.22
19470.10.160.21
19460.10.160.19
19450.090.160.16
19440.090.160.14
19430.090.130.14
19420.090.120.14
19410.090.10.15
19400.10.110.15
19390.10.110.17
19380.10.110.17
19370.120.110.17
19360.110.110.17
19350.110.110.17
19340.110.110.18
19330.110.110.18
19320.110.110.19
19310.110.120.18
19300.110.120.18
19290.110.120.19
19280.110.120.19
19270.110.120.19
19260.110.060.19
19250.110.080.19
19240.110.120.19
19230.110.110.19
19220.110.150.19
19210.110.090.19
19200.110.120.18
19190.110.120.16
19180.130.120.15
19170.10.120.15
19160.110.120.15
19150.110.120.15
19140.110.120.15
19130.110.120.15
19120.110.120.15
19110.110.140.15
19100.110.140.15
19090.110.110.15
19080.110.120.15
19070.110.120.15
19060.110.080.15
19050.070.030.15
19040.050.030.14
19030.050.030.14
19020.050.030.15
19010.050.030.14
19000.050.030.14
18990.03–0.22
18980.03–0.22
18970.04–0.22
18960.04–0.22
18950.04–0.22
18940.04–0.21
18930.04–0.21
18920.04–0.21
18910.04–0.2
18900.04–0.2
18890.04–0.2
18880.04–0.2
18870.04–0.2
18860.04–0.19
18850.04–0.19
18840.04–0.2
18830.04–0.19
18820.04–0.19
18810.03–0.19
18800.03–0.19
18790.03–0.19
18780.03–0.18
18770.03–0.18
18760.03–0.19
18750.03–0.18
18740.03–0.18
18730.03–0.18
18720.04–0.18
18710.04–0.18
18700.04–0.18
18690.04–0.17
18680.04–0.17
18670.04–0.17
18660.04–0.16
18650.04–0.16
18640.03–0.16
18630.03–0.16
18620.03–0.16
18610.03–0.15
18600.03–0.15
18590.03–0.14
18580.03–0.14
18570.03–0.14
18560.03–0.13
18550.03–0.13
18540.02–0.13
18530.02–0.13
18520.02–0.13
18510.02–0.13
18500.02–0.13
18490.02–0.15
18480.02–0.13
18470.02–0.11
18460.02–0.11
18450.02–0.11
18440.02–0.11
18430.02–0.1
18420.02–0.1
18410.02–0.1
18400.02–0.1
18390.02–0.1
18380.02–0.09
18370.02–0.09
18360.02–0.1
18350.02–0.09
18340.02–0.09
18330.02–0.09
18320.02–0.09
18310.02–0.09
18300.02–0.09
18290.02–0.08
18280.02–0.08
18270.02–0.09
18260.02–0.08
18250.02–0.08
18240.02–0.08
18230.02–0.08
18220.02–0.08
18210.02–0.07
18200.02–0.07
18190.02–0.06
18180.02–0.06
18170.02–0.06
18160.02–0.06
18150.02–0.06
18140.02–0.05
18130.02–0.05
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

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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.

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