Cuba vs Syria: Liberal political institutions index
Cuba
0.146
in 2025
Syria
0.166
in 2025
Cuba rank
158th
Syria rank
155th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Cuba
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.166 against 0.146 in Cuba, a difference of 0.02.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 158th and Syria ranks 155th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 16 and Syria in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.124 | 0.117 | 0.007 | Cuba |
| 1790s | 0.119 | 0.117 | 0.002 | Cuba |
| 1800s | 0.119 | 0.1162 | 0.0028 | Cuba |
| 1810s | 0.119 | 0.113 | 0.006 | Cuba |
| 1820s | 0.119 | 0.113 | 0.006 | Cuba |
| 1830s | 0.119 | 0.2221 | 0.1031 | Syria |
| 1840s | 0.1186 | 0.173 | 0.0544 | Syria |
| 1850s | 0.119 | 0.1748 | 0.0558 | Syria |
| 1860s | 0.1175 | 0.186 | 0.0685 | Syria |
| 1870s | 0.1123 | 0.2064 | 0.0941 | Syria |
| 1880s | 0.1293 | 0.132 | 0.0027 | Syria |
| 1890s | 0.1658 | 0.1372 | 0.0286 | Cuba |
| 1900s | 0.5144 | 0.1708 | 0.3436 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.536 | 0.2812 | 0.2548 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.5078 | 0.1948 | 0.313 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.4837 | 0.253 | 0.2307 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.6467 | 0.3068 | 0.3399 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.3995 | 0.396 | 0.0035 | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0.0841 | 0.215 | 0.1309 | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.0944 | 0.0952 | 0.0008 | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.1114 | 0.0879 | 0.0235 | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.1144 | 0.0925 | 0.0219 | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.1225 | 0.1373 | 0.0148 | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.1454 | 0.0665 | 0.0789 | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.1428 | 0.112 | 0.0308 | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Cuba or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.166 against 0.146 in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Cuba and Syria?
- 0.02, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Syria?
- 235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Syria rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Cuba ranks 158th and Syria ranks 155th 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.