Cuba vs Saudi Arabia: Liberal democracy
Cuba
0
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0
in 2025
Cuba rank
142nd
Saudi Arabia rank
142nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Cuba
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0 against 0 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Cuba ranks 142nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Saudi Arabia | 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 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 0 | 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 liberal democracy, Cuba or Saudi Arabia?
- Cuba, at 0 against 0 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Cuba and Saudi Arabia?
- 0, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Saudi Arabia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Saudi Arabia rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Cuba ranks 142nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.