🇨🇺 Cuba: Politics & Democracy
By V-Dem's measure, no — Cuba scores 5.7 on the 0–100 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range.
Current leaders
Miguel DÃaz-Canel
Head of State · Communist Party of Cuba
Manuel Marrero Cruz
Head of Government · Communist Party of Cuba
Democracy trend
Voting alignment
Cuba's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:
Frequently asked questions
Is Cuba a democracy?
By V-Dem's measure, no — Cuba scores 5.7 on the 0–100 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range. It ranks #161 of 179 countries in 2025.
Is democracy in Cuba improving or declining?
Cuba's V-Dem liberal democracy score has essentially unchanged over the past decade, standing at 5.7 in 2025 (1-year change: +0.1).
Who leads Cuba?
Miguel DÃaz-Canel is Cuba's head of state (Communist Party of Cuba); Manuel Marrero Cruz serves as head of government (Communist Party of Cuba).