Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Cuba or Niger?

Cuba, at 0.224 against 0.214 in Niger as of 2025.

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

104 years are reported by both, from 1922 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 Niger: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Cuba

0.224

in 2025

Niger

0.214

in 2025

Cuba rank

109th

Niger rank

112th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Cuba
Niger

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.224 against 0.214 in Niger, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 109th and Niger ranks 112th of 175 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 7 and Niger in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.1134	0.055	0.0584	Cuba
1930s	0.115	0.059	0.056	Cuba
1940s	0.1665	0.0648	0.1017	Cuba
1950s	0.119	0.0715	0.0475	Cuba
1960s	0.2166	0.1431	0.0735	Cuba
1970s	0.2168	0.145	0.0718	Cuba
1980s	0.224	0.1452	0.0788	Cuba
1990s	0.2299	0.2959	0.066	Niger
2000s	0.2294	0.377	0.1476	Niger
2010s	0.2382	0.3818	0.1436	Niger
2020s	0.238	0.297	0.059	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Cuba or Niger?: Cuba, at 0.224 against 0.214 in Niger as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Cuba and Niger?: 0.01, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Niger?: 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Cuba and Niger rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Cuba ranks 109th and Niger ranks 112th 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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About this data

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: 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.