Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Semi-presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 30/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 25.5/100 #167
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.171
- HDI
- 0.789
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Semi-presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Azerbaijan | Ilham Aliyev |
| Vice President of Azerbaijan | Mehriban Aliyeva |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 2.2/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 6.7/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 5.0% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 30 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.171
- Liberal
- 0.053
- Participatory
- 0.043
- Deliberative
- 0.034
- Egalitarian
- 0.124
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 25.5 / 100
- Global rank
- #167 / 180
- Rank change
- -3 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- EEAC
- Political #164
- 17.4
- Economic #175
- 16.2
- Legal #154
- 35.0
- Social #164
- 30.2
- Safety #160
- 28.6
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.5 | 167 | 17.4 | 16.2 | 35.0 | 30.2 | 28.6 |
| 2024 | 28.0 | 164 | 17.1 | 18.0 | 35.9 | 37.8 | 31.3 |
| 2023 | 39.9 | 151 | 35.5 | 25.9 | 39.0 | 50.0 | 49.4 |
| 2022 | 39.4 | 154 | 37.7 | 23.8 | 48.3 | 58.9 | 28.5 |
| 2021 | 41.2 | 167 | - | - | - | - | 49.8 |
| 2020 | 41.5 | 168 | - | - | - | - | 42.0 |
| 2019 | 40.9 | 166 | - | - | - | - | 71.7 |
| 2018 | 40.3 | 163 | - | - | - | - | 40.4 |
| 2017 | 43.6 | 162 | - | - | - | - | 38.9 |
| 2016 | 42.1 | 163 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 41.6 | 162 | - | - | - | - | 39.5 |
| 2014 | 47.1 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 52.3 | 156 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 87.3 | 162 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 56.4 | 152 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 53.5 | 146 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 53.6 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 55.4 | 139 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 47.0 | 135 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 51.0 | 141 | - | - | - | - | - |