One-party egalitarian socialism

Cuba

A single-party socialist state in the Caribbean, Cuba maintains a planned economy, strong state control, and universal public services, with power centralized since the revolution led by Fidel Castro in 1959.

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This profile represents the catalog’s interpretation of a political system, rather than the opinions of all its residents.

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01 / The profile

Twelve axes, one perspective

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Federal 15%85% Unitary
Democracy 18.8%81.2% Autocracy
Security 84%16% Liberty
Assimilation 50%50% Multiculturalism
Militarist 62%38% Pacifist
Non-interventionist 35%65% Nationalist
Public 92%8% Private
Planning 93%7% Free market
Protectionism 82%18% Globalism
Irreligious 73.8%26.2% Religious
Progressive 48%52% Traditionalist
Technology 47.5%52.5% Biology

02 / What stands out

Three distinctive positions

40.0pt

Representation

18.8% Democracy, compared with the ideology catalog’s 58.8% median.

Who should govern, and how should they be accountable?

34.5pt

Economy

92% Public, compared with the ideology catalog’s 57.5% median.

Who should own productive assets and provide essential services?

30.5pt

Control

93% Planning, compared with the ideology catalog’s 62.5% median.

How should economic activity be coordinated?

The profile in detail

Government and accountability. Structure: 15% Federal, 85% Unitary (Strong Unitary); Representation: 18.8% Democracy, 81.2% Autocracy (Strong Autocracy). This combination separates where authority is located from how leaders are selected and constrained. It preserves those two choices even when a broad political label does not distinguish them. On Representation, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Democracy; Cuba sits 38.7 points below it. 156 reference profiles share this band.

Civil power and culture. Power: 84% Security, 16% Liberty (Strong Security); Immigration: 50% Assimilation, 50% Multiculturalism (Balanced). The first contrast concerns limits on civil life; the second concerns cultural adaptation and plural identities. Reading them together avoids inferring an immigration position solely from a preference about security. On Power, the 877-profile catalog median is 58.8% Security; Cuba sits 25.2 points above it. 179 reference profiles share this band.

Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 62% Militarist, 38% Pacifist (Leaning Militarist); Intervention: 35% Non-interventionist, 65% Nationalist (Leaning Nationalist). Military capacity and projection of national interests are distinct choices in this model. These coordinates show how the profile combines military means and external objectives, without assuming that they always move together. On Intervention, the 877-profile catalog median is 48.8% Non-interventionist; Cuba sits 13.8 points below it. 187 reference profiles share this band.

Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 92% Public, 8% Private (Very strong Public); Control: 93% Planning, 7% Free market (Very strong Planning); Trade: 82% Protectionism, 18% Globalism (Strong Protectionism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Cuba depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Cuba sits 38.8 points above it. 83 reference profiles share this band.

Belief and social norms. Religion: 73.8% Irreligious, 26.2% Religious (Strong Irreligious); Morality: 48% Progressive, 52% Traditionalist (Balanced). The model keeps religious influence separate from continuity in social norms. These values describe the reference profile; they do not assign a religion to someone who receives this match in the quiz. On Morality, the 877-profile catalog median is 38.8% Progressive; Cuba sits 9.2 points above it. 107 reference profiles share this band.

Technology and limits. Technology: 47.5% Technology, 52.5% Biology (Balanced). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Cuba, the 2.5-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Cuba sits 10.0 points below it. 225 reference profiles share this band.

03 / Connections

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Frequently asked questions

What does getting Cuba on the test mean?

Your twelve scores are relatively close to this reference profile. A match describes similarity inside the model; it does not imply agreement with every action, policy or belief associated with Cuba.

Which ideology is closest to Cuba?

Cuban Socialism has 96.8% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.

Which axis stands out for Cuba?

Control is among the furthest from the center: 93% Planning and 7% Free market. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.

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