Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Cuba
Cuba: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.302 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Cuba, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.302 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 41% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.302 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.819, 37% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -45.0% | 0.489 | 0.269 |
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 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More economy & growth data for Cuba
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2016)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2016)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1969)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2016)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1969)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2016)
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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.