What is electoral democracy index in Cuba?

Electoral democracy index in Cuba was 0.176 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest electoral democracy index recorded in Cuba?

The highest recorded value was 0.43 in 1947.

What is the lowest electoral democracy index recorded in Cuba?

The lowest recorded value was 0.041 in 1844.

How does Cuba rank for electoral democracy index?

Cuba ranks 144th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is electoral democracy index rising or falling in Cuba?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Electoral Democracy Index in Cuba

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

Cuba: Electoral Democracy Index was 0.176 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.176

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

144th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.43

in 1947

All-time low

0.041

in 1844

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Electoral Democracy Index in Cuba, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Cuba recorded 0.176 for electoral democracy index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electoral democracy index in Cuba peaked at 0.43 in 1947 and was at its lowest, 0.041, in 1844.

That places Cuba 144th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Electoral Democracy Index in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Electoral Democracy Index in Cuba, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.048	—
1790	0.048	+0.0%
1791	0.048	+0.0%
1792	0.048	+0.0%
1793	0.048	+0.0%
1794	0.048	+0.0%
1795	0.048	+0.0%
1796	0.048	+0.0%
1797	0.048	+0.0%
1798	0.048	+0.0%
1799	0.048	+0.0%
1800	0.048	+0.0%
1801	0.048	+0.0%
1802	0.048	+0.0%
1803	0.048	+0.0%
1804	0.048	+0.0%
1805	0.048	+0.0%
1806	0.048	+0.0%
1807	0.048	+0.0%
1808	0.048	+0.0%
1809	0.048	+0.0%
1810	0.048	+0.0%
1811	0.048	+0.0%
1812	0.045	-6.3%
1813	0.048	+6.7%
1814	0.048	+0.0%
1815	0.048	+0.0%
1816	0.048	+0.0%
1817	0.048	+0.0%
1818	0.048	+0.0%
1819	0.048	+0.0%
1820	0.048	+0.0%
1821	0.048	+0.0%
1822	0.048	+0.0%
1823	0.048	+0.0%
1824	0.048	+0.0%
1825	0.048	+0.0%
1826	0.048	+0.0%
1827	0.048	+0.0%
1828	0.048	+0.0%
1829	0.048	+0.0%
1830	0.048	+0.0%
1831	0.048	+0.0%
1832	0.048	+0.0%
1833	0.048	+0.0%
1834	0.048	+0.0%
1835	0.048	+0.0%
1836	0.048	+0.0%
1837	0.048	+0.0%
1838	0.048	+0.0%
1839	0.048	+0.0%
1840	0.048	+0.0%
1841	0.048	+0.0%
1842	0.048	+0.0%
1843	0.048	+0.0%
1844	0.041	-14.6%
1845	0.049	+19.5%
1846	0.049	+0.0%
1847	0.049	+0.0%
1848	0.049	+0.0%
1849	0.049	+0.0%
1850	0.049	+0.0%
1851	0.049	+0.0%
1852	0.049	+0.0%
1853	0.049	+0.0%
1854	0.049	+0.0%
1855	0.049	+0.0%
1856	0.049	+0.0%
1857	0.049	+0.0%
1858	0.049	+0.0%
1859	0.049	+0.0%
1860	0.049	+0.0%
1861	0.049	+0.0%
1862	0.049	+0.0%
1863	0.049	+0.0%
1864	0.049	+0.0%
1865	0.049	+0.0%
1866	0.064	+30.6%
1867	0.05	-21.9%
1868	0.049	-2.0%
1869	0.049	+0.0%
1870	0.049	+0.0%
1871	0.049	+0.0%
1872	0.049	+0.0%
1873	0.049	+0.0%
1874	0.049	+0.0%
1875	0.049	+0.0%
1876	0.049	+0.0%
1877	0.049	+0.0%
1878	0.048	-2.0%
1879	0.05	+4.2%
1880	0.05	+0.0%
1881	0.05	+0.0%
1882	0.05	+0.0%
1883	0.05	+0.0%
1884	0.05	+0.0%
1885	0.05	+0.0%
1886	0.05	+0.0%
1887	0.05	+0.0%
1888	0.05	+0.0%
1889	0.059	+18.0%
1890	0.082	+39.0%
1891	0.082	+0.0%
1892	0.082	+0.0%
1893	0.082	+0.0%
1894	0.082	+0.0%
1895	0.079	-3.7%
1896	0.079	+0.0%
1897	0.079	+0.0%
1898	0.112	+41.8%
1899	0.155	+38.4%
1900	0.182	+17.4%
1901	0.221	+21.4%
1902	0.307	+38.9%
1903	0.343	+11.7%
1904	0.325	-5.2%
1905	0.321	-1.2%
1906	0.282	-12.1%
1907	0.193	-31.6%
1908	0.198	+2.6%
1909	0.307	+55.1%
1910	0.311	+1.3%
1911	0.317	+1.9%
1912	0.315	-0.6%
1913	0.314	-0.3%
1914	0.315	+0.3%
1915	0.321	+1.9%
1916	0.319	-0.6%
1917	0.309	-3.1%
1918	0.311	+0.6%
1919	0.319	+2.6%
1920	0.319	+0.0%
1921	0.319	+0.0%
1922	0.317	-0.6%
1923	0.311	-1.9%
1924	0.311	+0.0%
1925	0.31	-0.3%
1926	0.301	-2.9%
1927	0.299	-0.7%
1928	0.293	-2.0%
1929	0.279	-4.8%
1930	0.278	-0.4%
1931	0.273	-1.8%
1932	0.273	+0.0%
1933	0.252	-7.7%
1934	0.186	-26.2%
1935	0.186	+0.0%
1936	0.309	+66.1%
1937	0.347	+12.3%
1938	0.347	+0.0%
1939	0.353	+1.7%
1940	0.388	+9.9%
1941	0.426	+9.8%
1942	0.419	-1.6%
1943	0.418	-0.2%
1944	0.427	+2.2%
1945	0.426	-0.2%
1946	0.428	+0.5%
1947	0.43	+0.5%
1948	0.427	-0.7%
1949	0.424	-0.7%
1950	0.418	-1.4%
1951	0.408	-2.4%
1952	0.254	-37.7%
1953	0.191	-24.8%
1954	0.194	+1.6%
1955	0.271	+39.7%
1956	0.281	+3.7%
1957	0.277	-1.4%
1958	0.277	+0.0%
1959	0.15	-45.8%
1960	0.088	-41.3%
1961	0.07	-20.5%
1962	0.069	-1.4%
1963	0.069	+0.0%
1964	0.069	+0.0%
1965	0.069	+0.0%
1966	0.069	+0.0%
1967	0.069	+0.0%
1968	0.069	+0.0%
1969	0.069	+0.0%
1970	0.069	+0.0%
1971	0.069	+0.0%
1972	0.069	+0.0%
1973	0.069	+0.0%
1974	0.069	+0.0%
1975	0.069	+0.0%
1976	0.069	+0.0%
1977	0.069	+0.0%
1978	0.069	+0.0%
1979	0.069	+0.0%
1980	0.071	+2.9%
1981	0.071	+0.0%
1982	0.071	+0.0%
1983	0.071	+0.0%
1984	0.071	+0.0%
1985	0.071	+0.0%
1986	0.071	+0.0%
1987	0.071	+0.0%
1988	0.071	+0.0%
1989	0.071	+0.0%
1990	0.071	+0.0%
1991	0.071	+0.0%
1992	0.071	+0.0%
1993	0.103	+45.1%
1994	0.108	+4.9%
1995	0.108	+0.0%
1996	0.108	+0.0%
1997	0.108	+0.0%
1998	0.113	+4.6%
1999	0.113	+0.0%
2000	0.113	+0.0%
2001	0.113	+0.0%
2002	0.113	+0.0%
2003	0.114	+0.9%
2004	0.114	+0.0%
2005	0.113	-0.9%
2006	0.113	+0.0%
2007	0.113	+0.0%
2008	0.105	-7.1%
2009	0.167	+59.0%
2010	0.167	+0.0%
2011	0.167	+0.0%
2012	0.167	+0.0%
2013	0.168	+0.6%
2014	0.168	+0.0%
2015	0.168	+0.0%
2016	0.169	+0.6%
2017	0.168	-0.6%
2018	0.177	+5.4%
2019	0.181	+2.3%
2020	0.178	-1.7%
2021	0.178	+0.0%
2022	0.178	+0.0%
2023	0.175	-1.7%
2024	0.178	+1.7%
2025	0.176	-1.1%

Cuba compared with similar countries

Cuba's 0.176 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.491, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Cuba's 0.176 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.667, 26% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.048	0.048	0.048	1
1790s	0.048	0.048	0.048	10
1800s	0.048	0.048	0.048	10
1810s	0.0477	0.045	0.048	10
1820s	0.048	0.048	0.048	10
1830s	0.048	0.048	0.048	10
1840s	0.0478	0.041	0.049	10
1850s	0.049	0.049	0.049	10
1860s	0.0506	0.049	0.064	10
1870s	0.049	0.048	0.05	10
1880s	0.0509	0.05	0.059	10
1890s	0.0914	0.079	0.155	10
1900s	0.2679	0.182	0.343	10
1910s	0.3151	0.309	0.321	10
1920s	0.3059	0.279	0.319	10
1930s	0.2804	0.186	0.353	10
1940s	0.4213	0.388	0.43	10
1950s	0.2721	0.15	0.418	10
1960s	0.071	0.069	0.088	10
1970s	0.069	0.069	0.069	10
1980s	0.071	0.071	0.071	10
1990s	0.0974	0.071	0.113	10
2000s	0.1178	0.105	0.167	10
2010s	0.17	0.167	0.181	10
2020s	0.1772	0.175	0.178	6

Countries ranked near Cuba

141 Burundi 0.185 compare
142 Cambodia 0.183 compare
143 Venezuela 0.181 compare
145 Oman 0.175 compare
146 Equatorial Guinea 0.172 compare
147 Azerbaijan 0.171 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is electoral democracy index in Cuba?: Electoral democracy index in Cuba was 0.176 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electoral democracy index recorded in Cuba?: The highest recorded value was 0.43 in 1947.
What is the lowest electoral democracy index recorded in Cuba?: The lowest recorded value was 0.041 in 1844.
How does Cuba rank for electoral democracy index?: Cuba ranks 144th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is electoral democracy index rising or falling in Cuba?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.