Cuba vs Rwanda: Democracy

Cuba
1
in 2025
Rwanda
1
in 2025
Cuba rank
87th
Rwanda rank
87th

Democracy over time

  • Cuba
  • Rwanda
00.511.52190019622025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Rwanda ahead.

Cuba ranks 87th and Rwanda ranks 87th of 172 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Rwanda Difference Ahead
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 0.9 1 0.1 Rwanda
1930s 0.9 1 0.1 Rwanda
1940s 1.2 1 0.2 Cuba
1950s 0.6 1.5 0.9 Rwanda
1960s 0.8 1.3 0.5 Rwanda
1970s 1 0.9 0.1 Cuba
1980s 1 1.3 0.3 Rwanda
1990s 1 0.7 0.3 Cuba
2000s 1 1.7 0.7 Rwanda
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Cuba or Rwanda?
Cuba, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Cuba and Rwanda?
0, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Rwanda?
110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
How do Cuba and Rwanda rank globally for democracy?
Cuba ranks 87th and Rwanda ranks 87th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 19,128 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).