Cuba vs North Korea: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Cuba
-1.76
in 2025
North Korea
-1.85
in 2025
Cuba rank
159th
North Korea rank
161st
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time
- Cuba
- North Korea
How they compare
Cuba currently reports -1.76 against -1.85 in North Korea, a difference of 0.09.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1789 it was North Korea ahead.
Cuba ranks 159th and North Korea ranks 161st of 173 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 16 and North Korea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -0.489 | -0.026 | 0.463 | North Korea |
| 1790s | -0.489 | -0.026 | 0.463 | North Korea |
| 1800s | -0.489 | -0.933 | 0.444 | Cuba |
| 1810s | -0.489 | -0.933 | 0.444 | Cuba |
| 1820s | -0.489 | -0.933 | 0.444 | Cuba |
| 1830s | -0.489 | -0.933 | 0.444 | Cuba |
| 1840s | -0.489 | -1.01 | 0.5216 | Cuba |
| 1850s | -0.489 | -1.71 | 1.22 | Cuba |
| 1860s | -0.489 | -0.7142 | 0.2252 | Cuba |
| 1870s | -0.489 | -0.5976 | 0.1086 | Cuba |
| 1880s | -0.489 | -1.7 | 1.21 | Cuba |
| 1890s | -0.4234 | -1.43 | 1.01 | Cuba |
| 1900s | 0.167 | -0.8644 | 1.03 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.167 | -1.73 | 1.89 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.181 | -0.9718 | 1.15 | Cuba |
| 1950s | -0.7558 | -0.714 | 0.0418 | North Korea |
| 1960s | -1.27 | -0.5118 | 0.7542 | North Korea |
| 1970s | -1.27 | -0.263 | 1 | North Korea |
| 1980s | -1.27 | -0.263 | 1 | North Korea |
| 1990s | -1.42 | -1.06 | 0.3586 | North Korea |
| 2000s | -1.48 | -1.85 | 0.371 | Cuba |
| 2010s | -1.62 | -1.85 | 0.2276 | Cuba |
| 2020s | -1.76 | -1.85 | 0.086 | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Cuba or North Korea?
- Cuba, at -1.76 against -1.85 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Cuba and North Korea?
- 0.09, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and North Korea?
- 203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and North Korea rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- Cuba ranks 159th and North Korea ranks 161st of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.