Cuba vs Russia: Democracy
Cuba
1
in 2025
Russia
1
in 2025
Cuba rank
159th
Russia rank
159th
Democracy over time
- Cuba
- Russia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1 against 1 in Russia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Russia ahead.
Cuba ranks 159th and Russia ranks 159th of 197 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 6 and Russia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 1.7 | 1 | 0.7 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 6 | 1 | 5 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 2.3 | 1 | 1.3 | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russia |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Russia |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 5.1 | 4.1 | Russia |
| 2000s | 1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | Russia |
| 2010s | 1 | 3 | 2 | Russia |
| 2020s | 1 | 1.67 | 0.6667 | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Cuba or Russia?
- Cuba, at 1 against 1 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cuba and Russia?
- 0, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Russia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Russia rank globally for democracy?
- Cuba ranks 159th and Russia ranks 159th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).