Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Cuba
Cuba: Human rights index vs gdp per capita was 0.302 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.302
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
149th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.724
in 1949
All-time low
0.226
in 1980
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Cuba, 1946–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs gdp per capita in Cuba stood at 0.302.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs gdp per capita in Cuba peaked at 0.724 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.226, in 1980.
Cuba ranks 149th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 80 years of available data.
Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.721 | — |
| 1947 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.724 | +0.4% |
| 1950 | 0.722 | -0.3% |
| 1951 | 0.709 | -1.8% |
| 1952 | 0.535 | -24.5% |
| 1953 | 0.457 | -14.6% |
| 1954 | 0.459 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 0.459 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.459 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.455 | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.489 | +7.5% |
| 1960 | 0.269 | -45.0% |
| 1961 | 0.247 | -8.2% |
| 1962 | 0.233 | -5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.236 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.231 | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.235 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.231 | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.239 | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.245 | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.244 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.268 | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 0.226 | -15.7% |
| 1981 | 0.226 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.226 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.226 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.226 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.226 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.226 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.227 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.234 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.238 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.242 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.245 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.25 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.251 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.252 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.266 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.266 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.266 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.266 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.27 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.271 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.27 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.258 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.272 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.285 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.287 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.296 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.333 | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.337 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.337 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.309 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.343 | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.321 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.319 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.317 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.271 | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 0.275 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.293 | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.302 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.7218 | 0.721 | 0.724 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.5199 | 0.455 | 0.722 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2392 | 0.231 | 0.269 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2466 | 0.244 | 0.268 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2263 | 0.226 | 0.227 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2382 | 0.227 | 0.251 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2657 | 0.252 | 0.272 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3167 | 0.285 | 0.343 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.293 | 0.271 | 0.317 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Cuba
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -5.36 % change on previous year (2019)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate -50.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 68.18 current US$ per person (2020)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 122.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0071 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 1,502 current LCU per person (2024)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (1974)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.9978 (1974)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.815 (1974)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs gdp per capita in Cuba?
- Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Cuba was 0.302 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs gdp per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.724 in 1949.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs gdp per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.226 in 1980.
- How does Cuba rank for human rights index vs gdp per capita?
- Cuba ranks 149th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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