Cuba vs United States: Democracy
Cuba
1
in 2018
United States
1
in 2020
Cuba rank
98th
United States rank
98th
Democracy over time
- Cuba
- United States
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 117 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 98th and United States ranks 98th of 167 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
| 1910s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
| 1920s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
| 1930s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
| 1940s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
| 1950s | 0.5 | 2 | 1.5 | United States |
| 1960s | 0.1 | 2 | 1.9 | United States |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.1111 | 2 | 1.89 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Cuba or United States?
- Cuba, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cuba and United States?
- 0, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and United States?
- 117 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2018.
- How do Cuba and United States rank globally for democracy?
- Cuba ranks 98th and United States 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).