Cuba vs Puerto Rico: Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Cuba
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.3652 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.3095 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Cuba, a difference of 0.0557 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 90th and Puerto Rico ranks 87th of 208 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2272 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1576 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.3862 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3359 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0503 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.4712 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4071 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0641 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.4379 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0783 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political stability - governance estimate, Cuba or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.3652 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.3095 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political stability - governance estimate between Cuba and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0557 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Puerto Rico?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Puerto Rico rank globally for political stability - governance estimate?
- Cuba ranks 90th and Puerto Rico ranks 87th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.