Cuba vs North Korea: Competitiveness of Political Participation Score

Cuba
1
in 2018
North Korea
1
in 2018
Cuba rank
149th
North Korea rank
149th

Competitiveness of Political Participation Score over time

  • Cuba
  • North Korea
11.522.53190219602018

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 1 against 1 in North Korea, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 149th and North Korea ranks 149th of 167 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba North Korea Difference Ahead
1940s 3 1 2 Cuba
1950s 1.67 1 0.6667 Cuba
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitiveness of political participation score, Cuba or North Korea?
Cuba, at 1 against 1 in North Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of political participation score between Cuba and North Korea?
0, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and North Korea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2018.
How do Cuba and North Korea rank globally for competitiveness of political participation score?
Cuba ranks 149th and North Korea ranks 149th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitiveness of Political Participation Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Competitiveness of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which political participation is competitive. It ranges from unregulated political participation (score of 0), over repressed political participation (score of 1), suppressed political participation (score of 2), factional political participation (score of 3), and transitional arrangements (score of 4), to competitive political participation (score of 5).