Cuba vs Ukraine: Democracy

Cuba
1
in 2018
Ukraine
1
in 2018
Cuba rank
98th
Ukraine rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Cuba
  • Ukraine
00.511.52190219602018

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 98th and Ukraine ranks 98th of 168 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Ukraine in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Ukraine Difference Ahead
1920s 1 0 1 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 Ukraine
1990s 0 1.8 1.8 Ukraine
2000s 0 2 2 Ukraine
2010s 0.1111 1.44 1.33 Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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