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
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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?
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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About this data

Indicator
Political civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
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