Cuba vs Iran: Engaged Society Score
Cuba
-0.793
in 2025
Iran
-0.852
in 2025
Cuba rank
152nd
Iran rank
155th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Cuba
- Iran
How they compare
Cuba currently reports -0.793 against -0.852 in Iran, a difference of 0.059.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 152nd and Iran ranks 155th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 20 and Iran in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -1.69 | -1.77 | 0.079 | Cuba |
| 1790s | -1.69 | -1.77 | 0.079 | Cuba |
| 1800s | -1.69 | -1.77 | 0.079 | Cuba |
| 1810s | -1.69 | -1.77 | 0.079 | Cuba |
| 1820s | -1.69 | -1.77 | 0.079 | Cuba |
| 1830s | -1.69 | -1.77 | 0.079 | Cuba |
| 1840s | -1.69 | -1.79 | 0.0988 | Cuba |
| 1850s | -1.69 | -1.87 | 0.178 | Cuba |
| 1860s | -1.69 | -1.87 | 0.178 | Cuba |
| 1870s | -1.69 | -1.87 | 0.178 | Cuba |
| 1880s | -1.69 | -1.87 | 0.178 | Cuba |
| 1890s | -0.9087 | -1.87 | 0.9613 | Cuba |
| 1900s | 0.7226 | -1.27 | 1.99 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.767 | -0.307 | 1.07 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.167 | -1.96 | 2.13 | Cuba |
| 1930s | -0.0534 | -2.58 | 2.52 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 1.91 | -0.0788 | 1.98 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.0435 | -0.6319 | 0.6754 | Cuba |
| 1960s | -1.82 | -2.28 | 0.4532 | Cuba |
| 1970s | -1.72 | -2.07 | 0.3504 | Cuba |
| 1980s | -1.19 | 0.1784 | 1.37 | Iran |
| 1990s | -1.92 | 0.5266 | 2.44 | Iran |
| 2000s | -1.71 | 0.6188 | 2.33 | Iran |
| 2010s | -1.33 | -0.0642 | 1.26 | Iran |
| 2020s | -0.8993 | -0.6002 | 0.2992 | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Cuba or Iran?
- Cuba, at -0.793 against -0.852 in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Cuba and Iran?
- 0.059, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Iran?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Iran rank globally for engaged society score?
- Cuba ranks 152nd and Iran ranks 155th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.