Deliberative Democracy Index in Cuba
Cuba: Deliberative Democracy Index was 0.097 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Deliberative Democracy Index in Cuba, 1902–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deliberative democracy index in Cuba is 0.097, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deliberative democracy index in Cuba peaked at 0.395 in 1947 and was at its lowest, 0.035, in 1962.
Cuba ranks 144th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deliberative Democracy Index in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 0.247 | — |
| 1903 | 0.264 | +6.9% |
| 1904 | 0.256 | -3.0% |
| 1905 | 0.253 | -1.2% |
| 1906 | 0.237 | -6.3% |
| 1907 | 0.2 | -15.6% |
| 1908 | 0.202 | +1.0% |
| 1909 | 0.246 | +21.8% |
| 1910 | 0.249 | +1.2% |
| 1911 | 0.252 | +1.2% |
| 1912 | 0.251 | -0.4% |
| 1913 | 0.249 | -0.8% |
| 1914 | 0.25 | +0.4% |
| 1915 | 0.254 | +1.6% |
| 1916 | 0.253 | -0.4% |
| 1917 | 0.247 | -2.4% |
| 1918 | 0.248 | +0.4% |
| 1919 | 0.253 | +2.0% |
| 1920 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.252 | -0.4% |
| 1923 | 0.249 | -1.2% |
| 1924 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.226 | -9.2% |
| 1926 | 0.149 | -34.1% |
| 1927 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.075 | -49.7% |
| 1929 | 0.072 | -4.0% |
| 1930 | 0.072 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.07 | -2.8% |
| 1932 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.066 | -5.7% |
| 1934 | 0.181 | +174.2% |
| 1935 | 0.181 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.229 | +26.5% |
| 1937 | 0.245 | +7.0% |
| 1938 | 0.244 | -0.4% |
| 1939 | 0.247 | +1.2% |
| 1940 | 0.369 | +49.4% |
| 1941 | 0.39 | +5.7% |
| 1942 | 0.387 | -0.8% |
| 1943 | 0.387 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.393 | +1.6% |
| 1945 | 0.392 | -0.3% |
| 1946 | 0.394 | +0.5% |
| 1947 | 0.395 | +0.3% |
| 1948 | 0.393 | -0.5% |
| 1949 | 0.391 | -0.5% |
| 1950 | 0.387 | -1.0% |
| 1951 | 0.38 | -1.8% |
| 1952 | 0.296 | -22.1% |
| 1953 | 0.084 | -71.6% |
| 1954 | 0.081 | -3.6% |
| 1955 | 0.1 | +23.5% |
| 1956 | 0.102 | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 0.08 | -21.6% |
| 1958 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.145 | +81.2% |
| 1960 | 0.074 | -49.0% |
| 1961 | 0.046 | -37.8% |
| 1962 | 0.035 | -23.9% |
| 1963 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.061 | +74.3% |
| 1977 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.062 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.062 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.051 | -17.7% |
| 1991 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.051 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.055 | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.056 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.071 | +26.8% |
| 2008 | 0.076 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.088 | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.088 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.087 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.089 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.082 | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.081 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.101 | +24.7% |
| 2019 | 0.102 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.104 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.103 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.098 | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 0.097 | -1.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.097 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3275, 30% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.097 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.41, 24% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deliberative Democracy Index in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | +174.2% | 0.066 | 0.181 |
| 1959 | +81.2% | 0.08 | 0.145 |
| 1976 | +74.3% | 0.035 | 0.061 |
| 1953 | -71.6% | 0.296 | 0.084 |
| 1928 | -49.7% | 0.149 | 0.075 |
| 1940 | +49.4% | 0.247 | 0.369 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2381 | 0.2 | 0.264 | 8 |
| 1910s | 0.2506 | 0.247 | 0.254 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1927 | 0.072 | 0.253 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1605 | 0.066 | 0.247 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3891 | 0.369 | 0.395 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1735 | 0.08 | 0.387 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.04 | 0.035 | 0.074 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0454 | 0.035 | 0.061 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0613 | 0.061 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.054 | 0.051 | 0.056 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0627 | 0.056 | 0.088 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0896 | 0.081 | 0.102 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.101 | 0.097 | 0.104 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More social development data for Cuba
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 115 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,395 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,395 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deliberative democracy index in Cuba?
- Deliberative democracy index in Cuba was 0.097 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deliberative democracy index recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.395 in 1947.
- What is the lowest deliberative democracy index recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.035 in 1962.
- How does Cuba rank for deliberative democracy index?
- Cuba ranks 144th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deliberative democracy index rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.