Cuba vs Russia: Democracy
Cuba
1
in 2018
Russia
1
in 2018
Cuba rank
98th
Russia rank
98th
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 5 times across 117 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 98th and Russia ranks 98th of 167 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 7 and Russia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Russia |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russia |
| 2000s | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.1111 | 1 | 0.8889 | 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 2018.
- 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?
- 117 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2018.
- How do Cuba and Russia rank globally for democracy?
- Cuba ranks 98th and Russia 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
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).