Democracy in Cuba
Cuba: Democracy was 1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democracy in Cuba, 1900–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democracy in Cuba stood at 1.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Cuba peaked at 2 in 1901 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1904.
Cuba ranks 87th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Cuba
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1375 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4515 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6529 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7811 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5937 °C (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Cuba?
- Democracy in Cuba was 1 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1901.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1904.
- How does Cuba rank for democracy?
- Cuba ranks 87th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).