Egalitarian Democracy Index in Cuba
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.
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 0.111 | — |
| 1903 | 0.123 | +10.8% |
| 1904 | 0.121 | -1.6% |
| 1905 | 0.119 | -1.7% |
| 1906 | 0.108 | -9.2% |
| 1907 | 0.085 | -21.3% |
| 1908 | 0.086 | +1.2% |
| 1909 | 0.115 | +33.7% |
| 1910 | 0.116 | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 0.119 | +2.6% |
| 1912 | 0.118 | -0.8% |
| 1913 | 0.117 | -0.8% |
| 1914 | 0.117 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.119 | +1.7% |
| 1916 | 0.118 | -0.8% |
| 1917 | 0.116 | -1.7% |
| 1918 | 0.116 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.118 | +1.7% |
| 1920 | 0.119 | +0.8% |
| 1921 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.118 | -0.8% |
| 1923 | 0.116 | -1.7% |
| 1924 | 0.116 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.116 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.113 | -2.6% |
| 1927 | 0.112 | -0.9% |
| 1928 | 0.11 | -1.8% |
| 1929 | 0.106 | -3.6% |
| 1930 | 0.108 | +1.9% |
| 1931 | 0.107 | -0.9% |
| 1932 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.104 | -2.8% |
| 1934 | 0.091 | -12.5% |
| 1935 | 0.092 | +1.1% |
| 1936 | 0.126 | +37.0% |
| 1937 | 0.138 | +9.5% |
| 1938 | 0.137 | -0.7% |
| 1939 | 0.14 | +2.2% |
| 1940 | 0.155 | +10.7% |
| 1941 | 0.17 | +9.7% |
| 1942 | 0.168 | -1.2% |
| 1943 | 0.164 | -2.4% |
| 1944 | 0.168 | +2.4% |
| 1945 | 0.167 | -0.6% |
| 1946 | 0.169 | +1.2% |
| 1947 | 0.169 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.168 | -0.6% |
| 1949 | 0.167 | -0.6% |
| 1950 | 0.165 | -1.2% |
| 1951 | 0.157 | -4.8% |
| 1952 | 0.095 | -39.5% |
| 1953 | 0.076 | -20.0% |
| 1954 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.095 | +25.0% |
| 1956 | 0.098 | +3.2% |
| 1957 | 0.097 | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 0.101 | +4.1% |
| 1959 | 0.23 | +127.7% |
| 1960 | 0.221 | -3.9% |
| 1961 | 0.217 | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.216 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.224 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.224 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.232 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.233 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.232 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.232 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.233 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.234 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.223 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.225 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.224 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.222 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.242 | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.237 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.233 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.246 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.247 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.238 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.234 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.238 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.224 | -5.9% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.224 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.306, 73% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.224 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.394, 57% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | +127.7% | 0.101 | 0.23 |
| 1952 | -39.5% | 0.157 | 0.095 |
| 1936 | +37.0% | 0.092 | 0.126 |
| 1909 | +33.7% | 0.086 | 0.115 |
| 1955 | +25.0% | 0.076 | 0.095 |
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
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 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
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.