Separation of Powers Score in Cuba
Cuba: Separation of Powers Score was 1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Separation of Powers Score in Cuba, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 1 for separation of powers score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, separation of powers score in Cuba peaked at 2 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
Cuba ranks 111th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Separation of Powers Score in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5, 20% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5, 20% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 111 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 111 Burkina Faso 1 compare
- 111 Cambodia 1 compare
- 111 Chad 1 compare
- 111 China 1 compare
- 111 Eritrea 1 compare
- 111 Guinea 1 compare
- 111 Mali 1 compare
- 111 Myanmar 1 compare
- 111 Niger 1 compare
- 111 North Korea 1 compare
- 111 Oman 1 compare
- 111 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
- 111 Somalia 1 compare
- 111 Sudan 1 compare
- 111 Syria 1 compare
- 111 Yemen 1 compare
More reference data data for Cuba
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is separation of powers score in Cuba?
- Separation of powers score in Cuba was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest separation of powers score recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2015.
- What is the lowest separation of powers score recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does Cuba rank for separation of powers score?
- Cuba ranks 111th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is separation of powers score rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Separation of Powers Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent of mutual checks and balances on political powers.