Chile vs Cuba

Chile vs Cuba: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.84 of 1 in Chile and 0.18 of 1 in Cuba, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chile, by 0.66 of 1, or 4.77 times that in Cuba.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Chile vs Cuba: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.84 of 1 in Chile and 0.18 of 1 in Cuba, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chile, by 0.66 of 1, or 4.77 times that in Cuba.
ChileCubaWorld

What the numbers say

  • Chile has been higher since 1951, when it overtook Cuba.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearChileCubaWorld
20250.840.180.48
20240.850.180.49
20230.840.180.49
20220.830.180.5
20210.840.180.5
20200.840.180.51
20190.830.180.52
20180.870.180.52
20170.890.170.52
20160.890.170.52
20150.890.170.52
20140.890.170.52
20130.890.170.52
20120.890.170.53
20110.890.170.53
20100.890.170.52
20090.890.170.52
20080.890.110.52
20070.890.110.52
20060.890.110.52
20050.880.110.52
20040.880.110.51
20030.880.110.51
20020.880.110.5
20010.880.110.49
20000.880.110.49
19990.850.110.49
19980.850.110.49
19970.850.110.49
19960.850.110.48
19950.850.110.47
19940.850.110.47
19930.810.10.46
19920.820.070.44
19910.820.070.42
19900.720.070.41
19890.140.070.36
19880.110.070.36
19870.080.070.35
19860.080.070.34
19850.080.070.34
19840.080.070.33
19830.080.070.32
19820.080.070.32
19810.080.070.32
19800.080.070.32
19790.070.070.31
19780.070.070.3
19770.070.070.3
19760.070.070.29
19750.070.070.29
19740.070.070.29
19730.310.070.29
19720.690.070.29
19710.710.070.29
19700.60.070.29
19690.590.070.29
19680.590.070.3
19670.590.070.29
19660.590.070.29
19650.590.070.3
19640.580.070.3
19630.550.070.3
19620.540.070.29
19610.540.070.29
19600.540.090.28
19590.520.150.27
19580.450.280.27
19570.420.280.27
19560.420.280.26
19550.420.270.25
19540.420.190.25
19530.420.190.24
19520.410.250.24
19510.410.410.24
19500.410.420.23
19490.340.420.22
19480.360.430.22
19470.360.430.21
19460.370.430.19
19450.380.430.16
19440.370.430.14
19430.370.420.14
19420.370.420.14
19410.370.430.15
19400.370.390.15
19390.360.350.17
19380.360.350.17
19370.370.350.17
19360.350.310.17
19350.350.190.17
19340.350.190.18
19330.350.250.18
19320.30.270.19
19310.220.270.18
19300.20.280.18
19290.190.280.19
19280.20.290.19
19270.240.30.19
19260.210.30.19
19250.160.310.19
19240.260.310.19
19230.30.310.19
19220.30.320.19
19210.30.320.19
19200.30.320.18
19190.290.320.16
19180.290.310.15
19170.30.310.15
19160.30.320.15
19150.30.320.15
19140.30.320.15
19130.30.310.15
19120.30.320.15
19110.290.320.15
19100.290.310.15
19090.290.310.15
19080.290.20.15
19070.290.190.15
19060.290.280.15
19050.290.320.15
19040.290.330.14
19030.290.340.14
19020.290.310.15
19010.290.220.14
19000.290.180.14
18990.30.160.22
18980.30.110.22
18970.30.080.22
18960.290.080.22
18950.290.080.22
18940.290.080.21
18930.280.080.21
18920.280.080.21
18910.240.080.2
18900.230.080.2
18890.270.060.2
18880.270.050.2
18870.270.050.2
18860.270.050.19
18850.280.050.19
18840.270.050.2
18830.270.050.19
18820.270.050.19
18810.270.050.19
18800.280.050.19
18790.280.050.19
18780.250.050.18
18770.250.050.18
18760.260.050.19
18750.260.050.18
18740.260.050.18
18730.240.050.18
18720.240.050.18
18710.220.050.18
18700.220.050.18
18690.220.050.17
18680.220.050.17
18670.220.050.17
18660.220.060.16
18650.220.050.16
18640.220.050.16
18630.210.050.16
18620.210.050.16
18610.210.050.15
18600.190.050.15
18590.160.050.14
18580.160.050.14
18570.150.050.14
18560.150.050.13
18550.150.050.13
18540.150.050.13
18530.150.050.13
18520.150.050.13
18510.170.050.13
18500.180.050.13
18490.160.050.15
18480.160.050.13
18470.160.050.11
18460.160.050.11
18450.160.050.11
18440.160.040.11
18430.170.050.1
18420.170.050.1
18410.160.050.1
18400.170.050.1
18390.130.050.1
18380.130.050.09
18370.130.050.09
18360.130.050.1
18350.130.050.09
18340.130.050.09
18330.140.050.09
18320.130.050.09
18310.120.050.09
18300.090.050.09
18290.190.050.08
18280.20.050.08
18270.220.050.09
18260.210.050.08
18250.210.050.08
18240.20.050.08
18230.160.050.08
18220.060.050.08
1821–0.050.07
1820–0.050.07
1819–0.050.06
18180.030.050.06
18170.030.050.06
18160.020.050.06
18150.020.050.06
18140.040.050.05
18130.090.050.05
18120.090.050.06
18110.060.050.06
18100.040.050.06
18090.010.050.05
18080.010.050.05
18070.010.050.05
18060.010.050.05
18050.010.050.05
18040.010.050.05
18030.010.050.05
18020.010.050.05
18010.010.050.05
18000.010.050.05
17990.010.050.05
17980.010.050.06
17970.010.050.05
17960.010.050.05
17950.010.050.05
17940.010.050.05
17930.010.050.05
17920.010.050.05
17910.010.050.05
17900.010.050.05
17890.010.050.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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