Cuba vs Japan: Elected political leaders index
Cuba
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
Cuba rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Elected political leaders index over time
- Cuba
- Japan
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Cuba ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected political leaders index, Cuba or Japan?
- Cuba, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Cuba and Japan?
- 0, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Japan?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Japan rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Cuba ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Elected political leaders index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.