Cuba vs Turkey: Democracy
Cuba
1
in 2018
Turkey
1
in 2018
Cuba rank
98th
Turkey rank
98th
Democracy over time
- Cuba
- Turkey
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1 against 1 in Turkey, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 98th and Turkey ranks 98th of 167 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0.25 | 0.75 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.125 | 0.875 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | Turkey |
| 1960s | 0.1 | 2 | 1.9 | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.1111 | 1.44 | 1.33 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Cuba or Turkey?
- Cuba, at 1 against 1 in Turkey as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cuba and Turkey?
- 0, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Turkey?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2018.
- How do Cuba and Turkey rank globally for democracy?
- Cuba ranks 98th and Turkey 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).