Cuba vs Ecuador: Political Corruption Index

Cuba
0.641
in 2025
Ecuador
0.652
in 2025
Cuba rank
66th
Ecuador rank
64th

Political Corruption Index over time

  • Cuba
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.652 against 0.641 in Cuba, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Ecuador ahead.

Cuba ranks 66th and Ecuador ranks 64th of 176 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Ecuador Difference Ahead
1830s 0.604 0.8253 0.2213 Ecuador
1840s 0.604 0.7565 0.1525 Ecuador
1850s 0.604 0.6333 0.0293 Ecuador
1860s 0.604 0.8356 0.2316 Ecuador
1870s 0.604 0.8509 0.2469 Ecuador
1880s 0.604 0.8434 0.2394 Ecuador
1890s 0.604 0.7186 0.1146 Ecuador
1900s 0.6201 0.7458 0.1257 Ecuador
1910s 0.6293 0.7959 0.1666 Ecuador
1920s 0.6317 0.816 0.1843 Ecuador
1930s 0.6511 0.8113 0.1602 Ecuador
1940s 0.5821 0.8116 0.2295 Ecuador
1950s 0.7214 0.7656 0.0442 Ecuador
1960s 0.492 0.7628 0.2708 Ecuador
1970s 0.513 0.7138 0.2008 Ecuador
1980s 0.562 0.6311 0.0691 Ecuador
1990s 0.6076 0.6642 0.0566 Ecuador
2000s 0.619 0.6961 0.0771 Ecuador
2010s 0.6125 0.6736 0.0611 Ecuador
2020s 0.6258 0.643 0.0172 Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political corruption index, Cuba or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 0.652 against 0.641 in Cuba as of 2025.
What is the difference in political corruption index between Cuba and Ecuador?
0.011, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ecuador?
196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
How do Cuba and Ecuador rank globally for political corruption index?
Cuba ranks 66th and Ecuador ranks 64th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Corruption Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political Corruption Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 25,295 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.