Cuba vs Thailand: Direct Democracy Index

Cuba
0.151
in 2025
Thailand
0.161
in 2025
Cuba rank
39th
Thailand rank
36th

Direct Democracy Index over time

  • Cuba
  • Thailand
00.10.20.3190019622025

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.161 against 0.151 in Cuba, a difference of 0.01.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

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

Cuba ranks 39th and Thailand ranks 36th of 175 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Direct Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.