China vs Cuba: Academic Freedom Index

China
0.071
in 2025
Cuba
0.084
in 2025
China rank
165th
Cuba rank
162nd

Academic Freedom Index over time

  • China
  • Cuba
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.084 against 0.071 in China, a difference of 0.013.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.2 times China's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Cuba ahead.

China ranks 165th and Cuba ranks 162nd of 174 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Academic Freedom Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 16,942 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which academics can research, teach, publish, express opinions, and participate in academic bodies without interference, censorship, or institutional restrictions, and universities exercise institutional autonomy.