Cuba vs El Salvador: Liberal political institutions index
Cuba
0.146
in 2025
El Salvador
0.141
in 2025
Cuba rank
158th
El Salvador rank
159th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Cuba
- El Salvador
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.146 against 0.141 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was El Salvador ahead.
Cuba ranks 158th and El Salvador ranks 159th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 6 and El Salvador in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.119 | 0.192 | 0.073 | El Salvador |
| 1840s | 0.1186 | 0.201 | 0.0824 | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 0.119 | 0.2026 | 0.0836 | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 0.1175 | 0.205 | 0.0875 | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 0.1123 | 0.2131 | 0.1008 | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 0.1293 | 0.2165 | 0.0872 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0.1658 | 0.219 | 0.0532 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0.5144 | 0.2181 | 0.2963 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.536 | 0.2196 | 0.3164 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.511 | 0.2225 | 0.2885 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.4837 | 0.1481 | 0.3356 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.6467 | 0.1497 | 0.497 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.3995 | 0.18 | 0.2195 | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0.0841 | 0.171 | 0.0869 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.0944 | 0.145 | 0.0506 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.1114 | 0.1682 | 0.0568 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.1144 | 0.4113 | 0.2969 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.1225 | 0.554 | 0.4315 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1454 | 0.6462 | 0.5008 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.1428 | 0.2318 | 0.089 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Cuba or El Salvador?
- Cuba, at 0.146 against 0.141 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Cuba and El Salvador?
- 0.005, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and El Salvador?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and El Salvador rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Cuba ranks 158th and El Salvador ranks 159th 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.