Communist Countries
There are 5 Communist Countries.
At the height of the Cold War, communist states stretched across much of the globe. Today only five countries are governed by a ruling communist party: China, Cuba, Laos, Vietnam and North Korea. Several of them have introduced market reforms while keeping single-party political control, so their economies now differ sharply from the centrally planned model of the twentieth century.
5 countriesCountries currently governed by a single ruling communist party.
| No. | Country | Capital | Currency | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 047 |  China | Beijing | CNY ¥ | 1,406,585,000 |
| 056 |  Cuba | Havana | CUP $ | 10,937,203 |
| 122 |  Laos | Vientiane | LAK ₭ | 7,873,046 |
| 164 |  North Korea | Pyongyang | KPW ₩ | 26,571,036 |
| 245 |  Vietnam | Hanoi | VND ₫ | 101,598,527 |
How this list is defined
Countries currently governed by a single ruling communist party.
Membership of a cultural or political grouping is not always settled, and different sources draw the line in different places. Stating the rule up front is the point: it lets you judge whether this list answers your question, instead of wondering why a country you expected is missing. Every figure in the table comes from the dataset described on the data page.
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Populations from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); other fields from open datasets. Membership of cultural regions can vary between sources; this list uses the definition stated above. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.