Which has higher political civil liberties index, Belarus or Cuba?

Cuba, at 0.037 against 0.036 in Belarus as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Cuba?

231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belarus vs Cuba: Political Civil Liberties Index

Belarus

0.036

in 2025

Cuba

0.037

in 2025

Belarus rank

171st

Cuba rank

170th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Belarus
Cuba

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.037 against 0.036 in Belarus, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Cuba ahead.

Belarus ranks 171st and Cuba ranks 170th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 9 and Cuba in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Cuba	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.085	0.17	0.085	Cuba
1800s	0.085	0.17	0.085	Cuba
1810s	0.085	0.1652	0.0802	Cuba
1820s	0.0778	0.167	0.0892	Cuba
1830s	0.067	0.167	0.1	Cuba
1840s	0.067	0.1631	0.0961	Cuba
1850s	0.0947	0.168	0.0733	Cuba
1860s	0.1615	0.1658	0.0043	Cuba
1870s	0.1746	0.159	0.0156	Belarus
1880s	0.1847	0.169	0.0157	Belarus
1890s	0.2026	0.3066	0.104	Cuba
1900s	0.2715	0.7367	0.4652	Cuba
1910s	0.2684	0.7299	0.4615	Cuba
1920s	0.0368	0.7141	0.6773	Cuba
1930s	0.0164	0.6832	0.6668	Cuba
1940s	0.0151	0.816	0.8009	Cuba
1950s	0.0305	0.6105	0.58	Cuba
1960s	0.0394	0.0273	0.0121	Belarus
1970s	0.0373	0.0231	0.0142	Belarus
1980s	0.1174	0.0294	0.088	Belarus
1990s	0.7091	0.033	0.6761	Belarus
2000s	0.3662	0.0347	0.3315	Belarus
2010s	0.367	0.0435	0.3235	Belarus
2020s	0.0675	0.0412	0.0263	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Belarus or Cuba?: Cuba, at 0.037 against 0.036 in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Belarus and Cuba?: 0.001, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Cuba?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Cuba rank globally for political civil liberties index?: Belarus ranks 171st and Cuba ranks 170th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Political Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.