Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Cuba or Hong Kong?

Cuba, at 0.224 against 0.219 in Hong Kong as of 2025.

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

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 Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Hong Kong: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Cuba

0.224

in 2025

Hong Kong

0.219

in 2025

Cuba rank

109th

Hong Kong rank

111th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Cuba
Hong Kong

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.224 against 0.219 in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.005.

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

Cuba ranks 109th and Hong Kong ranks 111th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Hong Kong	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1085	0.096	0.0125	Cuba
1910s	0.1174	0.096	0.0214	Cuba
1920s	0.1145	0.0969	0.0176	Cuba
1930s	0.115	0.0998	0.0152	Cuba
1940s	0.1665	0.0971	0.0694	Cuba
1950s	0.119	0.1187	0.0003	Cuba
1960s	0.2166	0.1238	0.0928	Cuba
1970s	0.2168	0.1745	0.0423	Cuba
1980s	0.224	0.2252	0.0012	Hong Kong
1990s	0.2299	0.3148	0.0849	Hong Kong
2000s	0.2294	0.3255	0.0961	Hong Kong
2010s	0.2382	0.3029	0.0647	Hong Kong
2020s	0.238	0.2223	0.0157	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Cuba or Hong Kong?: Cuba, at 0.224 against 0.219 in Hong Kong as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Cuba and Hong Kong?: 0.005, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Hong Kong?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Cuba and Hong Kong rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Cuba ranks 109th and Hong Kong ranks 111th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian 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: 30 October 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.