Cuba vs Kazakhstan: Democracy Index

Cuba
-5
in 2018
Kazakhstan
-6
in 2018
Cuba rank
144th
Kazakhstan rank
146th

Democracy Index over time

  • Cuba
  • Kazakhstan
-10-505180019092018

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 117 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 144th and Kazakhstan ranks 146th of 167 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 7 and Kazakhstan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1900s 3 -7.75 10.75 Cuba
1910s 3 -4.5 7.5 Cuba
1920s 2.6 -6.1 8.7 Cuba
1930s 2.4 -8.7 11.1 Cuba
1940s 3 -9 12 Cuba
1950s -3.9 -7.6 3.7 Cuba
1960s -6.7 -7 0.3 Cuba
1970s -7 -7 0
1980s -7 -6.6 0.4 Kazakhstan
1990s -7 -4.2 2.8 Kazakhstan
2000s -7 -6 1 Kazakhstan
2010s -6.78 -6 0.7778 Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy index, Cuba or Kazakhstan?
Cuba, at -5 against -6 in Kazakhstan as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy index between Cuba and Kazakhstan?
1, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Kazakhstan?
117 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2018.
How do Cuba and Kazakhstan rank globally for democracy index?
Cuba ranks 144th and Kazakhstan ranks 146th of 167 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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About this data

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).