How many years of comparable data are there for China, People's Republic of and Cuba?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

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.

China, People's Republic of vs Cuba: Political civil liberties index

China, People's Republic of

0.036

in 2025

Cuba

0.037

in 2025

China, People's Republic of rank

171st

Cuba rank

170th

Political civil liberties index over time

China, People's Republic of
Cuba

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.037 against 0.036 in China, People's Republic of, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was China, People's Republic of ahead.

China, People's Republic of ranks 171st and Cuba ranks 170th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, China, People's Republic of averaged higher in 18 and Cuba in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China, People's Republic of	Cuba	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.208	0.17	0.038	China, People's Republic of
1790s	0.208	0.17	0.038	China, People's Republic of
1800s	0.208	0.17	0.038	China, People's Republic of
1810s	0.208	0.1652	0.0428	China, People's Republic of
1820s	0.208	0.167	0.041	China, People's Republic of
1830s	0.208	0.167	0.041	China, People's Republic of
1840s	0.208	0.1631	0.0449	China, People's Republic of
1850s	0.1744	0.168	0.0064	China, People's Republic of
1860s	0.2262	0.1658	0.0604	China, People's Republic of
1870s	0.258	0.159	0.099	China, People's Republic of
1880s	0.258	0.169	0.089	China, People's Republic of
1890s	0.2207	0.3066	0.0859	Cuba
1900s	0.2422	0.7367	0.4945	Cuba
1910s	0.4199	0.7299	0.31	Cuba
1920s	0.4469	0.7141	0.2672	Cuba
1930s	0.3664	0.6832	0.3168	Cuba
1940s	0.3526	0.816	0.4634	Cuba
1950s	0.0535	0.6105	0.557	Cuba
1960s	0.0307	0.0273	0.0034	China, People's Republic of
1970s	0.0413	0.0231	0.0182	China, People's Republic of
1980s	0.1961	0.0294	0.1667	China, People's Republic of
1990s	0.1706	0.033	0.1376	China, People's Republic of
2000s	0.1806	0.0347	0.1459	China, People's Republic of
2010s	0.1097	0.0435	0.0662	China, People's Republic of
2020s	0.0455	0.0412	0.0043	China, People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, China, People's Republic of or Cuba?: Cuba, at 0.037 against 0.036 in China, People's Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between China, People's Republic of and Cuba?: 0.001, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, People's Republic of and Cuba?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do China, People's Republic of and Cuba rank globally for political civil liberties index?: China, People's Republic of 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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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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026