China vs Cuba: Liberal political institutions index
China
0.137
in 2025
Cuba
0.146
in 2025
China rank
160th
Cuba rank
158th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- China
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.146 against 0.137 in China, a difference of 0.009.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Cuba ahead.
China ranks 160th and Cuba ranks 158th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Cuba in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.046 | 0.124 | 0.078 | Cuba |
| 1790s | 0.046 | 0.119 | 0.073 | Cuba |
| 1800s | 0.046 | 0.119 | 0.073 | Cuba |
| 1810s | 0.046 | 0.119 | 0.073 | Cuba |
| 1820s | 0.046 | 0.119 | 0.073 | Cuba |
| 1830s | 0.046 | 0.119 | 0.073 | Cuba |
| 1840s | 0.046 | 0.1186 | 0.0726 | Cuba |
| 1850s | 0.0442 | 0.119 | 0.0748 | Cuba |
| 1860s | 0.045 | 0.1175 | 0.0725 | Cuba |
| 1870s | 0.046 | 0.1123 | 0.0663 | Cuba |
| 1880s | 0.046 | 0.1293 | 0.0833 | Cuba |
| 1890s | 0.045 | 0.1658 | 0.1208 | Cuba |
| 1900s | 0.083 | 0.5144 | 0.4314 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.1818 | 0.536 | 0.3542 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.1826 | 0.511 | 0.3284 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.1728 | 0.4837 | 0.3109 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.1826 | 0.6467 | 0.4641 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.1189 | 0.3995 | 0.2806 | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0.1276 | 0.0841 | 0.0435 | China |
| 1970s | 0.1361 | 0.0944 | 0.0417 | China |
| 1980s | 0.2291 | 0.1114 | 0.1177 | China |
| 1990s | 0.2316 | 0.1144 | 0.1172 | China |
| 2000s | 0.2212 | 0.1225 | 0.0987 | China |
| 2010s | 0.1827 | 0.1454 | 0.0373 | China |
| 2020s | 0.1393 | 0.1428 | 0.0035 | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, China or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 0.146 against 0.137 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between China and Cuba?
- 0.009, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Cuba?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do China and Cuba rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- China ranks 160th and Cuba ranks 158th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.