Which has higher democracy, Democratic Republic of Congo or Cuba?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1 against 1 in Cuba as of 2018.

What is the difference in democracy between Democratic Republic of Congo and Cuba?

0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Cuba?

59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Cuba: Democracy

Democratic Republic of Congo

in 2018

Cuba

in 2018

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

98th

Cuba rank

98th

Democracy over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Cuba

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in Cuba, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cuba ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 98th and Cuba ranks 98th of 168 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Cuba	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.4	0.1	0.3	Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s	0	0	0	—
1980s	0	0	0	—
1990s	0.8	0	0.8	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	1	0	1	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	1	0.1111	0.8889	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Democratic Republic of Congo or Cuba?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1 against 1 in Cuba as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Democratic Republic of Congo and Cuba?: 0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Cuba?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Cuba rank globally for democracy?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 98th and Cuba ranks 98th of 168 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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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: 18 September 2026

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).