Cuba vs Russia: Liberal political institutions index
Cuba
0.146
in 2025
Russia
0.147
in 2025
Cuba rank
158th
Russia rank
157th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Cuba
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.147 against 0.146 in Cuba, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 158th and Russia ranks 157th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 17 and Russia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.124 | 0.053 | 0.071 | Cuba |
| 1790s | 0.119 | 0.0532 | 0.0658 | Cuba |
| 1800s | 0.119 | 0.0558 | 0.0632 | Cuba |
| 1810s | 0.119 | 0.056 | 0.063 | Cuba |
| 1820s | 0.119 | 0.0544 | 0.0646 | Cuba |
| 1830s | 0.119 | 0.0564 | 0.0626 | Cuba |
| 1840s | 0.1186 | 0.0574 | 0.0612 | Cuba |
| 1850s | 0.119 | 0.083 | 0.036 | Cuba |
| 1860s | 0.1175 | 0.2468 | 0.1293 | Russia |
| 1870s | 0.1123 | 0.3386 | 0.2263 | Russia |
| 1880s | 0.1293 | 0.1577 | 0.0284 | Russia |
| 1890s | 0.1658 | 0.167 | 0.0012 | Russia |
| 1900s | 0.5144 | 0.1748 | 0.3396 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.536 | 0.2051 | 0.3309 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.511 | 0.0414 | 0.4696 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.4837 | 0.0315 | 0.4522 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.6467 | 0.0312 | 0.6155 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.3995 | 0.0472 | 0.3523 | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0.0841 | 0.0637 | 0.0204 | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0.0944 | 0.0649 | 0.0295 | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0.1114 | 0.0965 | 0.0149 | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.1144 | 0.4833 | 0.3689 | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.1225 | 0.3489 | 0.2264 | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.1454 | 0.2606 | 0.1152 | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.1428 | 0.1782 | 0.0353 | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Cuba or Russia?
- Russia, at 0.147 against 0.146 in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Cuba and Russia?
- 0.001, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Russia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Russia rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Cuba ranks 158th and Russia ranks 157th 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.