Cuba vs Malta: Elected Political Leaders Index
Cuba
1
in 2025
Malta
1
in 2025
Cuba rank
1st
Malta rank
1st
Elected Political Leaders Index over time
- Cuba
- Malta
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1 against 1 in Malta, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.
Cuba ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.6345 | 0.3655 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Malta |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malta |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malta |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Malta |
| 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 Malta?
- Cuba, at 1 against 1 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Cuba and Malta?
- 0, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malta?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Malta rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Cuba ranks 1st and Malta 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).