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Cuba on the 12 axes

COPNPublic Nation-BuilderA strong state building a fairer, modern country.

Cuba is typed COPN, the Public Nation-Builder. Its sharpest leans are Public Ownership (-0.95), Planned Markets (-0.90), Strong leader Authority (+1.00), Central Structure (+1.00) and Progressive Morality (-1.00). Behind them are an Economic Freedom investment freedom score of 10 and a property rights score of 27.7 (2026), a Liberal Democracy Index of 0.057 and a unitary state with a strong elected regional governments index of 0.024. Welfare has no data, so that axis is left open. Trade sits near the centre at +0.10.

Turkey is the nearest country at 72%. Both lean Strong leader and Central. Turkey sits at the centre on Ownership and Religion, and leans Planned only mildly at -0.30, where Cuba is strongly Public and Secular at -1.00. Cuba has a prison population of 794 per 100,000 (2020). The page ranks politicians and historical figures by closeness to Cuba, and you can take the test to see your own.

Laws and institutionsData 2026-10
ECONOMYSTATESOCIETYWORLDOwnershipMarketsWelfareAuthoritySecurityStructureMoralityReligionTechnologyCultureTradeForeign
Axis by axis

Where Cuba sits

  1. 01Ownership-95
    PublicPrivate
  2. 02Markets-90
    PlannedFree
  3. 03WelfareNo data
    SharedSelf-reliant
  4. 04Authority+100
    DemocraticStrong leader
  5. 05Security+75
    LibertyOrder
  6. 06Structure+100
    LocalCentral
  7. 07Morality-100
    ProgressiveTraditional
  8. 08Religion-100
    SecularReligious
  9. 09Technology+25
    EmbraceCaution
  10. 10Culture-15
    MulticulturalNational identity
  11. 11Trade+10
    GlobalProtected
  12. 12Foreign policy+35
    CooperationStrength

Scores come from laws, budgets and institutional indexes, not from polls or the party in power. How country profiles are built

People

Who is closest to how Cuba is governed?

Each percentage compares a person's documented positions with the country's current profile, on the axes both have on record. A high score means their views match the status quo. A low one means they would change more.

Historical figures

  1. Fidel CastroFidel Castro1926-2016 · Prime Minister of Cuba (1959-1976)77%
  2. José MartíJosé Martí1853-1895 · Founder of the Cuban Revolutionary Party (1892)54%

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Cuba: questions

What is Cuba's type on the 12 axes?

Read from its laws and institutions, Cuba comes out as COPN (Public Nation-Builder). The type takes one letter per family of three axes: Economy, State, Society and World. It describes how the country is governed, not what its people think.

Which figure from Cuba is closest to how it is governed today?

Of the people from Cuba profiled here, Fidel Castro sits closest to its current policy profile, at 77% on the axes both have on record.

Which countries are governed most like Cuba?

On the 12 axes, Turkey is closest at 72%, followed by Ukraine at 71%. The comparison uses the same country profiles as the country match on your 12 Axes result.