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Centralization of Political Power Index in Cuba

Cuba: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.899 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.899
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
21st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.942
in 1960
All-time low
0.382
in 1941
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in Cuba, 1789–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cuba recorded 0.899 for centralization of political power index in 2025.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Cuba peaked at 0.942 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.382, in 1941.

That places Cuba 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Cuba, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.877 —
1790 0.877 +0.0%
1791 0.877 +0.0%
1792 0.877 +0.0%
1793 0.877 +0.0%
1794 0.877 +0.0%
1795 0.877 +0.0%
1796 0.877 +0.0%
1797 0.877 +0.0%
1798 0.877 +0.0%
1799 0.877 +0.0%
1800 0.877 +0.0%
1801 0.877 +0.0%
1802 0.877 +0.0%
1803 0.877 +0.0%
1804 0.877 +0.0%
1805 0.877 +0.0%
1806 0.877 +0.0%
1807 0.877 +0.0%
1808 0.877 +0.0%
1809 0.877 +0.0%
1810 0.877 +0.0%
1811 0.877 +0.0%
1812 0.876 -0.1%
1813 0.876 +0.0%
1814 0.876 +0.0%
1815 0.876 +0.0%
1816 0.876 +0.0%
1817 0.876 +0.0%
1818 0.876 +0.0%
1819 0.876 +0.0%
1820 0.876 +0.0%
1821 0.876 +0.0%
1822 0.876 +0.0%
1823 0.876 +0.0%
1824 0.876 +0.0%
1825 0.876 +0.0%
1826 0.876 +0.0%
1827 0.876 +0.0%
1828 0.876 +0.0%
1829 0.876 +0.0%
1830 0.876 +0.0%
1831 0.876 +0.0%
1832 0.876 +0.0%
1833 0.876 +0.0%
1834 0.876 +0.0%
1835 0.876 +0.0%
1836 0.876 +0.0%
1837 0.872 -0.5%
1838 0.872 +0.0%
1839 0.872 +0.0%
1840 0.872 +0.0%
1841 0.872 +0.0%
1842 0.872 +0.0%
1843 0.872 +0.0%
1844 0.872 +0.0%
1845 0.872 +0.0%
1846 0.872 +0.0%
1847 0.872 +0.0%
1848 0.872 +0.0%
1849 0.872 +0.0%
1850 0.872 +0.0%
1851 0.872 +0.0%
1852 0.872 +0.0%
1853 0.872 +0.0%
1854 0.872 +0.0%
1855 0.872 +0.0%
1856 0.872 +0.0%
1857 0.872 +0.0%
1858 0.872 +0.0%
1859 0.872 +0.0%
1860 0.872 +0.0%
1861 0.872 +0.0%
1862 0.872 +0.0%
1863 0.872 +0.0%
1864 0.872 +0.0%
1865 0.872 +0.0%
1866 0.872 +0.0%
1867 0.872 +0.0%
1868 0.872 +0.0%
1869 0.872 +0.0%
1870 0.872 +0.0%
1871 0.872 +0.0%
1872 0.872 +0.0%
1873 0.872 +0.0%
1874 0.872 +0.0%
1875 0.872 +0.0%
1876 0.872 +0.0%
1877 0.872 +0.0%
1878 0.872 +0.0%
1879 0.872 +0.0%
1880 0.872 +0.0%
1881 0.872 +0.0%
1882 0.872 +0.0%
1883 0.872 +0.0%
1884 0.872 +0.0%
1885 0.872 +0.0%
1886 0.872 +0.0%
1887 0.872 +0.0%
1888 0.872 +0.0%
1889 0.872 +0.0%
1890 0.872 +0.0%
1891 0.872 +0.0%
1892 0.872 +0.0%
1893 0.872 +0.0%
1894 0.872 +0.0%
1895 0.872 +0.0%
1896 0.872 +0.0%
1897 0.872 +0.0%
1898 0.809 -7.2%
1899 0.841 +4.0%
1900 0.708 -15.8%
1901 0.504 -28.8%
1902 0.463 -8.1%
1903 0.463 +0.0%
1904 0.463 +0.0%
1905 0.463 +0.0%
1906 0.47 +1.5%
1907 0.47 +0.0%
1908 0.47 +0.0%
1909 0.47 +0.0%
1910 0.474 +0.9%
1911 0.474 +0.0%
1912 0.474 +0.0%
1913 0.474 +0.0%
1914 0.474 +0.0%
1915 0.474 +0.0%
1916 0.474 +0.0%
1917 0.474 +0.0%
1918 0.474 +0.0%
1919 0.474 +0.0%
1920 0.474 +0.0%
1921 0.474 +0.0%
1922 0.474 +0.0%
1923 0.474 +0.0%
1924 0.474 +0.0%
1925 0.474 +0.0%
1926 0.513 +8.2%
1927 0.513 +0.0%
1928 0.574 +11.9%
1929 0.574 +0.0%
1930 0.574 +0.0%
1931 0.58 +1.0%
1932 0.58 +0.0%
1933 0.581 +0.2%
1934 0.5 -13.9%
1935 0.5 +0.0%
1936 0.5 +0.0%
1937 0.5 +0.0%
1938 0.5 +0.0%
1939 0.5 +0.0%
1940 0.424 -15.2%
1941 0.382 -9.9%
1942 0.382 +0.0%
1943 0.382 +0.0%
1944 0.382 +0.0%
1945 0.382 +0.0%
1946 0.382 +0.0%
1947 0.382 +0.0%
1948 0.382 +0.0%
1949 0.382 +0.0%
1950 0.382 +0.0%
1951 0.409 +7.1%
1952 0.478 +16.9%
1953 0.683 +42.9%
1954 0.683 +0.0%
1955 0.683 +0.0%
1956 0.683 +0.0%
1957 0.683 +0.0%
1958 0.683 +0.0%
1959 0.888 +30.0%
1960 0.942 +6.1%
1961 0.942 +0.0%
1962 0.942 +0.0%
1963 0.942 +0.0%
1964 0.942 +0.0%
1965 0.942 +0.0%
1966 0.942 +0.0%
1967 0.942 +0.0%
1968 0.942 +0.0%
1969 0.942 +0.0%
1970 0.942 +0.0%
1971 0.942 +0.0%
1972 0.942 +0.0%
1973 0.942 +0.0%
1974 0.942 +0.0%
1975 0.942 +0.0%
1976 0.939 -0.3%
1977 0.905 -3.6%
1978 0.905 +0.0%
1979 0.905 +0.0%
1980 0.905 +0.0%
1981 0.905 +0.0%
1982 0.905 +0.0%
1983 0.905 +0.0%
1984 0.905 +0.0%
1985 0.905 +0.0%
1986 0.905 +0.0%
1987 0.905 +0.0%
1988 0.905 +0.0%
1989 0.905 +0.0%
1990 0.905 +0.0%
1991 0.905 +0.0%
1992 0.905 +0.0%
1993 0.905 +0.0%
1994 0.905 +0.0%
1995 0.905 +0.0%
1996 0.905 +0.0%
1997 0.905 +0.0%
1998 0.905 +0.0%
1999 0.905 +0.0%
2000 0.905 +0.0%
2001 0.905 +0.0%
2002 0.905 +0.0%
2003 0.905 +0.0%
2004 0.905 +0.0%
2005 0.905 +0.0%
2006 0.905 +0.0%
2007 0.905 +0.0%
2008 0.905 +0.0%
2009 0.903 -0.2%
2010 0.903 +0.0%
2011 0.903 +0.0%
2012 0.903 +0.0%
2013 0.892 -1.2%
2014 0.896 +0.4%
2015 0.896 +0.0%
2016 0.896 +0.0%
2017 0.896 +0.0%
2018 0.886 -1.1%
2019 0.888 +0.2%
2020 0.887 -0.1%
2021 0.887 +0.0%
2022 0.887 +0.0%
2023 0.896 +1.0%
2024 0.901 +0.6%
2025 0.899 -0.2%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 0.899 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 0.899 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.236, 3.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.877 0.877 0.877 1
1790s 0.877 0.877 0.877 10
1800s 0.877 0.877 0.877 10
1810s 0.8762 0.876 0.877 10
1820s 0.876 0.876 0.876 10
1830s 0.8748 0.872 0.876 10
1840s 0.872 0.872 0.872 10
1850s 0.872 0.872 0.872 10
1860s 0.872 0.872 0.872 10
1870s 0.872 0.872 0.872 10
1880s 0.872 0.872 0.872 10
1890s 0.8626 0.809 0.872 10
1900s 0.4944 0.463 0.708 10
1910s 0.474 0.474 0.474 10
1920s 0.5018 0.474 0.574 10
1930s 0.5315 0.5 0.581 10
1940s 0.3862 0.382 0.424 10
1950s 0.6255 0.382 0.888 10
1960s 0.942 0.942 0.942 10
1970s 0.9306 0.905 0.942 10
1980s 0.905 0.905 0.905 10
1990s 0.905 0.905 0.905 10
2000s 0.9048 0.903 0.905 10
2010s 0.8959 0.886 0.903 10
2020s 0.8928 0.887 0.901 6

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 18 Syria 0.914 compare
  2. 19 Vatican 0.906 compare
  3. 20 Uzbekistan 0.901 compare
  4. 22 Cameroon 0.883 compare
  5. 22 Sudan 0.883 compare
  6. 24 Bahrain 0.871 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Cuba?
Centralization of political power index in Cuba was 0.899 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 0.942 in 1960.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 0.382 in 1941.
How does Cuba rank for centralization of political power index?
Cuba ranks 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cuba data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Centralization of Political Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.