Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Chile or Cuba?

Cuba, at 0.737 against 0.727 in Chile as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Cuba?

124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile vs Cuba: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index

Chile

0.727

in 2025

Cuba

0.737

in 2025

Chile rank

55th

Cuba rank

52nd

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index over time

Chile
Cuba

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.737 against 0.727 in Chile, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Cuba ahead.

Chile ranks 55th and Cuba ranks 52nd of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Cuba in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Cuba	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.112	0.2304	0.1184	Cuba
1910s	0.112	0.233	0.121	Cuba
1920s	0.1306	0.2318	0.1012	Cuba
1930s	0.2164	0.2524	0.036	Cuba
1940s	0.282	0.27	0.012	Chile
1950s	0.2872	0.2746	0.0126	Chile
1960s	0.3499	0.8254	0.4755	Cuba
1970s	0.2358	0.8279	0.5921	Cuba
1980s	0.1302	0.854	0.7238	Cuba
1990s	0.5619	0.8508	0.2889	Cuba
2000s	0.647	0.8276	0.1806	Cuba
2010s	0.6937	0.7964	0.1027	Cuba
2020s	0.6872	0.785	0.0978	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Chile or Cuba?: Cuba, at 0.737 against 0.727 in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Chile and Cuba?: 0.01, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Cuba?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Chile and Cuba rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?: Chile ranks 55th and Cuba ranks 52nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.