China vs Cuba: Electoral democracy (V-Dem)
China
0
in 2025
Cuba
0
in 2025
China rank
142nd
Cuba rank
142nd
Electoral democracy (V-Dem) over time
- China
- Cuba
How they compare
China currently reports 0 against 0 in Cuba, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
China ranks 142nd and Cuba ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, China or Cuba?
- China, at 0 against 0 in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between China and Cuba?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Cuba?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do China and Cuba rank globally for electoral democracy?
- China ranks 142nd and Cuba ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.