Cuba vs Liberia: Elected Political Leaders Index
Cuba
1
in 2025
Liberia
1
in 2025
Cuba rank
1st
Liberia rank
1st
Elected Political Leaders Index over time
- Cuba
- Liberia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1 against 1 in Liberia, a difference of 0.
Across all 205 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 1st and Liberia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Liberia |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1900s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Liberia |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Liberia |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Liberia |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.35 | 0.35 | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | Liberia |
| 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 Liberia?
- Cuba, at 1 against 1 in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Cuba and Liberia?
- 0, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Liberia?
- 205 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Liberia rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Cuba ranks 1st and Liberia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.
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About this data
Measures the extent to which the legislature is chosen through broad elections, and the chief executive is elected directly or indirectly (appointed by a popularly elected legislature).