Which has higher participatory democracy index, Cuba or Kuwait?

Cuba, at 0.054 against 0.053 in Kuwait as of 2025.

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

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Kuwait: Participatory Democracy Index

Cuba

0.054

in 2025

Kuwait

0.053

in 2025

Cuba rank

157th

Kuwait rank

160th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Cuba
Kuwait

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.054 against 0.053 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Kuwait ahead.

Cuba ranks 157th and Kuwait ranks 160th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 8 and Kuwait in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.009	0.014	0.005	Kuwait
1790s	0.009	0.014	0.005	Kuwait
1800s	0.009	0.014	0.005	Kuwait
1810s	0.0114	0.014	0.0026	Kuwait
1820s	0.012	0.014	0.002	Kuwait
1830s	0.0111	0.014	0.0029	Kuwait
1840s	0.0089	0.014	0.0051	Kuwait
1850s	0.009	0.014	0.005	Kuwait
1860s	0.0091	0.014	0.0049	Kuwait
1870s	0.0126	0.014	0.0014	Kuwait
1880s	0.0151	0.014	0.0011	Cuba
1890s	0.0232	0.014	0.0092	Cuba
1900s	0.1756	0.014	0.1616	Cuba
1910s	0.2104	0.014	0.1964	Cuba
1920s	0.2024	0.0188	0.1836	Cuba
1930s	0.1924	0.019	0.1734	Cuba
1940s	0.2714	0.019	0.2524	Cuba
1950s	0.1886	0.0274	0.1612	Cuba
1960s	0.0362	0.0814	0.0452	Kuwait
1970s	0.0483	0.0816	0.0333	Kuwait
1980s	0.0485	0.069	0.0205	Kuwait
1990s	0.0428	0.0771	0.0343	Kuwait
2000s	0.0443	0.0973	0.053	Kuwait
2010s	0.0476	0.1037	0.0561	Kuwait
2020s	0.0547	0.0843	0.0297	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Cuba or Kuwait?: Cuba, at 0.054 against 0.053 in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Cuba and Kuwait?: 0.001, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Kuwait?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Cuba and Kuwait rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Cuba ranks 157th and Kuwait ranks 160th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 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 citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.