Cuba vs Egypt: Democracy

Cuba
1
in 2018
Egypt
1
in 2018
Cuba rank
98th
Egypt rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Cuba
  • Egypt
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Egypt ahead.

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

Across the 10 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Egypt Difference Ahead
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 0.6 0.4 Cuba
1940s 1 1 0
1950s 0.4444 0.2222 0.2222 Cuba
1960s 0.1 0 0.1 Cuba
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0 0 0
2000s 0 0.5 0.5 Egypt
2010s 0.1111 1 0.8889 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Cuba or Egypt?
Cuba, at 1 against 1 in Egypt as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Cuba and Egypt?
0, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Egypt?
92 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2018.
How do Cuba and Egypt rank globally for democracy?
Cuba ranks 98th and Egypt 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).