Afghanistan vs Cuba: Democracy

Afghanistan
1
in 2018
Cuba
1
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
98th
Cuba rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Cuba
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Cuba ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 98th and Cuba ranks 98th of 167 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Cuba in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Cuba Difference Ahead
1900s 0 1 1 Cuba
1910s 0 1 1 Cuba
1920s 0 1 1 Cuba
1930s 0 1 1 Cuba
1940s 0 1 1 Cuba
1950s 0 0.5 0.5 Cuba
1960s 0 0.1 0.1 Cuba
1970s 0.1111 0 0.1111 Afghanistan
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0.4 0 0.4 Afghanistan
2000s 0 0 0
2010s 1 0.2 0.8 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Afghanistan or Cuba?
Afghanistan, at 1 against 1 in Cuba as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Afghanistan and Cuba?
0, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cuba?
94 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Cuba rank globally for democracy?
Afghanistan ranks 98th and Cuba ranks 98th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).