What is egalitarian democracy index in Cuba?

Egalitarian democracy index in Cuba was 0.224 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Cuba?

The highest recorded value was 0.247 in 2020.

What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Cuba?

The lowest recorded value was 0.076 in 1953.

How does Cuba rank for egalitarian democracy index?

Cuba ranks 109th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Cuba?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Cuba data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Cuba

Name: Egalitarian Democracy Index in Cuba
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cuba: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.224 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.224

Change on year

down 5.9%

World rank

109th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.247

in 2020

All-time low

0.076

in 1953

Years of data

124

1902–2025

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Cuba, 1902–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, egalitarian democracy index in Cuba stood at 0.224.

That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Cuba peaked at 0.247 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.076, in 1953.

That places Cuba 109th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 124 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.1085	0.085	0.123	8
1910s	0.1174	0.116	0.119	10
1920s	0.1145	0.106	0.119	10
1930s	0.115	0.091	0.14	10
1940s	0.1665	0.155	0.17	10
1950s	0.119	0.076	0.23	10
1960s	0.2166	0.216	0.221	10
1970s	0.2168	0.216	0.224	10
1980s	0.224	0.224	0.224	10
1990s	0.2299	0.224	0.233	10
2000s	0.2294	0.222	0.242	10
2010s	0.2382	0.233	0.246	10
2020s	0.238	0.224	0.247	6

Countries ranked near Cuba

106 Cote d'Ivoire 0.237 compare
107 Kyrgyzstan 0.235 compare
108 Belarus 0.228 compare
110 Comoros 0.222 compare
112 Niger 0.214 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

More social development data for Cuba

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 115 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 29,395 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
Key features of liberal democracy 0.057 (2025)
Varieties of democracy 0.176 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.074 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.022 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.176 (2025)
Liberal democracy 0 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian democracy index in Cuba?: Egalitarian democracy index in Cuba was 0.224 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Cuba?: The highest recorded value was 0.247 in 2020.
What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Cuba?: The lowest recorded value was 0.076 in 1953.
How does Cuba rank for egalitarian democracy index?: Cuba ranks 109th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Cuba?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cuba data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.