China vs Cuba: Democracy

China
1
in 2025
Cuba
1
in 2025
China rank
80th
Cuba rank
80th

Democracy over time

  • China
  • Cuba
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How they compare

China currently reports 1 against 1 in Cuba, a difference of 0.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.

China ranks 80th and Cuba ranks 80th of 128 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
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Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).