Cuba vs Russia: Liberal Democracy Index
Cuba
0.057
in 2025
Russia
0.056
in 2025
Cuba rank
157th
Russia rank
158th
Liberal Democracy Index over time
- Cuba
- Russia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.057 against 0.056 in Russia, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 157th and Russia ranks 158th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 17 and Russia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.034 | 0.014 | 0.02 | Cuba |
| 1790s | 0.032 | 0.014 | 0.018 | Cuba |
| 1800s | 0.032 | 0.0149 | 0.0171 | Cuba |
| 1810s | 0.032 | 0.015 | 0.017 | Cuba |
| 1820s | 0.032 | 0.0142 | 0.0178 | Cuba |
| 1830s | 0.032 | 0.0147 | 0.0173 | Cuba |
| 1840s | 0.0319 | 0.0152 | 0.0167 | Cuba |
| 1850s | 0.032 | 0.0215 | 0.0105 | Cuba |
| 1860s | 0.032 | 0.0637 | 0.0317 | Russia |
| 1870s | 0.0311 | 0.0866 | 0.0555 | Russia |
| 1880s | 0.0356 | 0.0411 | 0.0055 | Russia |
| 1890s | 0.0499 | 0.0433 | 0.0066 | Cuba |
| 1900s | 0.1941 | 0.0499 | 0.1442 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.2177 | 0.0618 | 0.1559 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.2058 | 0.019 | 0.1868 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.1888 | 0.016 | 0.1728 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.308 | 0.0144 | 0.2936 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.1635 | 0.0196 | 0.1439 | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0.0254 | 0.0232 | 0.0022 | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0.0277 | 0.0247 | 0.003 | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0.0324 | 0.0352 | 0.0028 | Russia |
| 1990s | 0.0366 | 0.2548 | 0.2182 | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.0414 | 0.1642 | 0.1228 | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.056 | 0.115 | 0.059 | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.0567 | 0.0732 | 0.0165 | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy index, Cuba or Russia?
- Cuba, at 0.057 against 0.056 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Cuba and Russia?
- 0.001, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Russia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Russia rank globally for liberal democracy index?
- Cuba ranks 157th and Russia ranks 158th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.