Cuba vs Russia: Democracy

Cuba
1
in 2018
Russia
1
in 2018
Cuba rank
98th
Russia rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Cuba
  • Russia
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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

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).