Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Cuba or Guinea?

Cuba, at 0.097 against 0.095 in Guinea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Guinea?

124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Guinea: Deliberative Democracy Index

Cuba

0.097

in 2025

Guinea

0.095

in 2025

Cuba rank

144th

Guinea rank

146th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Cuba
Guinea

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.097 against 0.095 in Guinea, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 144th and Guinea ranks 146th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 9 and Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.2381	0.003	0.2351	Cuba
1910s	0.2506	0.003	0.2476	Cuba
1920s	0.1927	0.003	0.1897	Cuba
1930s	0.1605	0.003	0.1575	Cuba
1940s	0.3891	0.0063	0.3828	Cuba
1950s	0.1735	0.0346	0.1389	Cuba
1960s	0.04	0.0492	0.0092	Guinea
1970s	0.0454	0.038	0.0074	Cuba
1980s	0.0613	0.0347	0.0266	Cuba
1990s	0.054	0.1193	0.0653	Guinea
2000s	0.0627	0.1008	0.0381	Guinea
2010s	0.0896	0.1425	0.0529	Guinea
2020s	0.101	0.0872	0.0138	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Cuba or Guinea?: Cuba, at 0.097 against 0.095 in Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Cuba and Guinea?: 0.002, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Guinea?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Cuba and Guinea rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Cuba ranks 144th and Guinea ranks 146th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.