Cuba vs Equatorial Guinea: Democracy Index

Cuba
-5
in 2018
Equatorial Guinea
-6
in 2018
Cuba rank
145th
Equatorial Guinea rank
147th

Democracy Index over time

  • Cuba
  • Equatorial Guinea
-10-7.5-5-2.502.5190219602018

How they compare

Cuba currently reports -5 against -6 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 1.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Cuba ranks 145th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 147th of 168 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s -7 -2.5 4.5 Equatorial Guinea
1970s -7 -7 0
1980s -7 -7 0
1990s -7 -6 1 Equatorial Guinea
2000s -7 -6 1 Equatorial Guinea
2010s -6.78 -6 0.7778 Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy index, Cuba or Equatorial Guinea?
Cuba, at -5 against -6 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy index between Cuba and Equatorial Guinea?
1, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Equatorial Guinea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2018.
How do Cuba and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for democracy index?
Cuba ranks 145th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 147th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Democracy Index
Source
Polity 5 (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from -10 to 10 (fully democratic).