Cuba vs Iran: Justified Political Positions Score
Cuba
0.036
in 2025
Iran
0.038
in 2025
Cuba rank
119th
Iran rank
118th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Cuba
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.038 against 0.036 in Cuba, a difference of 0.002.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 119th and Iran ranks 118th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 8 and Iran in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.326 | -1.05 | 0.724 | Cuba |
| 1910s | -0.326 | -0.374 | 0.048 | Cuba |
| 1920s | -0.6025 | -1.35 | 0.7508 | Cuba |
| 1930s | -0.5106 | -1.83 | 1.32 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.114 | -0.5277 | 0.6417 | Cuba |
| 1950s | -0.6816 | -0.4599 | 0.2217 | Iran |
| 1960s | 0.174 | -1.33 | 1.51 | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0.174 | -1.33 | 1.5 | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0.174 | 0.7959 | 0.6219 | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.174 | 1.97 | 1.8 | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.1926 | 2.26 | 2.07 | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.236 | 1.11 | 0.8728 | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.1693 | -0.237 | 0.4063 | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Cuba or Iran?
- Iran, at 0.038 against 0.036 in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Cuba and Iran?
- 0.002, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Iran?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Iran rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Cuba ranks 119th and Iran ranks 118th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions 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 political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.