Cuba vs Syria: Centralization of Political Power Index
Cuba
0.899
in 2025
Syria
0.914
in 2025
Cuba rank
21st
Syria rank
18th
Centralization of Political Power Index over time
- Cuba
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.914 against 0.899 in Cuba, a difference of 0.015.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Syria ahead.
Cuba ranks 21st and Syria ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.877 | 0.925 | 0.048 | Syria |
| 1790s | 0.877 | 0.925 | 0.048 | Syria |
| 1800s | 0.877 | 0.925 | 0.048 | Syria |
| 1810s | 0.8762 | 0.925 | 0.0488 | Syria |
| 1820s | 0.876 | 0.925 | 0.049 | Syria |
| 1830s | 0.8748 | 0.8668 | 0.008 | Cuba |
| 1840s | 0.872 | 0.925 | 0.053 | Syria |
| 1850s | 0.872 | 0.925 | 0.053 | Syria |
| 1860s | 0.872 | 0.9102 | 0.0382 | Syria |
| 1870s | 0.872 | 0.8373 | 0.0347 | Cuba |
| 1880s | 0.872 | 0.857 | 0.015 | Cuba |
| 1890s | 0.8626 | 0.857 | 0.0056 | Cuba |
| 1900s | 0.4944 | 0.8123 | 0.3179 | Syria |
| 1910s | 0.474 | 0.6151 | 0.1411 | Syria |
| 1920s | 0.5088 | 0.7738 | 0.265 | Syria |
| 1930s | 0.5315 | 0.7124 | 0.1809 | Syria |
| 1940s | 0.3862 | 0.6552 | 0.269 | Syria |
| 1950s | 0.6255 | 0.5975 | 0.028 | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0.942 | 0.7862 | 0.1558 | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0.9306 | 0.9471 | 0.0165 | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.905 | 0.9559 | 0.0509 | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.905 | 0.954 | 0.049 | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.9048 | 0.922 | 0.0172 | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.8959 | 0.9492 | 0.0533 | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.8928 | 0.9218 | 0.029 | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher centralization of political power index, Cuba or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.914 against 0.899 in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Cuba and Syria?
- 0.015, 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 centralization of political power index?
- Cuba ranks 21st and Syria ranks 18th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Centralization of Political Power Index. 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 the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.