Cuba vs Venezuela

Cuba vs Venezuela: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.3 of 1 in Cuba and 0.31 of 1 in Venezuela, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Venezuela, by 0.01 of 1, or 1.02 times that in Cuba.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Cuba vs Venezuela: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.3 of 1 in Cuba and 0.31 of 1 in Venezuela, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Venezuela, by 0.01 of 1, or 1.02 times that in Cuba.
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What the numbers say

  • Venezuela has been higher since 1958, when it overtook Cuba.
  • In 2025, Cuba ranked 150 and Venezuela ranked 148 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearCubaVenezuelaWorld
20250.30.310.65
20240.30.340.65
20230.290.340.66
20220.280.340.66
20210.270.340.67
20200.320.320.67
20190.320.330.68
20180.320.360.68
20170.340.40.68
20160.310.530.68
20150.340.520.69
20140.340.560.69
20130.330.60.7
20120.30.670.7
20110.290.690.7
20100.290.690.7
20090.270.70.69
20080.260.70.69
20070.270.70.69
20060.270.710.69
20050.270.70.69
20040.270.710.69
20030.270.710.69
20020.270.720.68
20010.270.760.68
20000.250.770.67
19990.250.810.66
19980.250.860.65
19970.250.880.65
19960.240.880.65
19950.240.880.65
19940.230.880.64
19930.230.870.63
19920.230.870.62
19910.230.870.6
19900.230.870.57
19890.230.860.51
19880.230.860.5
19870.230.870.5
19860.230.870.49
19850.230.870.48
19840.230.870.47
19830.230.870.47
19820.230.870.46
19810.230.870.46
19800.230.870.46
19790.270.870.45
19780.240.860.44
19770.240.860.44
19760.240.860.44
19750.240.860.44
19740.240.860.43
19730.240.860.43
19720.240.860.44
19710.250.860.44
19700.250.860.44
19690.240.850.44
19680.230.80.45
19670.240.790.45
19660.240.790.46
19650.230.790.46
19640.240.790.46
19630.240.780.46
19620.230.780.46
19610.250.790.46
19600.270.790.46
19590.490.780.44
19580.460.630.44
19570.460.290.43
19560.460.280.43
19550.460.280.43
19540.460.280.43
19530.460.280.43
19520.540.280.43
19510.710.290.43
19500.720.290.42
19490.720.30.42
19480.720.590.42
19470.720.670.42
19460.720.660.42
19450.730.640.38
19440.730.590.35
19430.720.580.35
19420.720.580.35
19410.720.570.35
19400.720.50.36
19390.640.50.38
19380.640.490.39
19370.640.490.39
19360.640.430.39
19350.630.250.4
19340.630.240.4
19330.540.240.4
19320.530.240.41
19310.490.240.41
19300.470.240.41
19290.470.240.41
19280.580.240.41
19270.590.250.41
19260.590.250.41
19250.590.250.41
19240.610.240.42
19230.610.240.41
19220.610.240.42
19210.60.240.42
19200.610.240.42
19190.650.240.41
19180.650.240.4
19170.650.240.39
19160.650.250.39
19150.650.260.4
19140.650.270.4
19130.650.280.41
19120.630.280.41
19110.650.280.41
19100.650.280.41
19090.650.280.41
19080.650.30.41
19070.650.290.41
19060.650.290.41
19050.650.290.41
19040.650.290.41
19030.650.290.41
19020.650.290.41
19010.650.290.41
19000.650.290.41
18990.640.430.47
18980.480.430.47
18970.160.450.46
18960.160.450.47
18950.160.450.46
18940.240.450.46
18930.240.450.46
18920.240.490.45
18910.240.490.45
18900.240.490.45
18890.220.450.45
18880.220.450.45
18870.210.450.45
18860.180.450.44
18850.180.450.44
18840.180.450.44
18830.180.450.44
18820.180.420.44
18810.180.420.44
18800.150.420.44
18790.150.40.45
18780.120.40.45
18770.120.40.44
18760.120.40.45
18750.120.40.45
18740.120.40.45
18730.120.40.45
18720.120.40.44
18710.120.40.45
18700.120.40.44
18690.120.440.44
18680.110.490.43
18670.180.510.44
18660.180.510.43
18650.180.510.43
18640.180.50.42
18630.180.420.43
18620.180.340.43
18610.180.340.42
18600.180.340.41
18590.180.40.4
18580.180.460.4
18570.180.440.4
18560.180.420.4
18550.180.420.4
18540.180.360.4
18530.180.360.4
18520.180.360.39
18510.180.360.39
18500.180.360.39
18490.180.330.41
18480.180.310.4
18470.180.390.38
18460.180.430.38
18450.180.430.37
18440.120.430.37
18430.160.430.37
18420.160.430.37
18410.160.430.37
18400.160.430.36
18390.160.460.36
18380.160.460.36
18370.160.460.36
18360.160.460.36
18350.160.460.36
18340.180.460.35
18330.180.460.35
18320.180.460.35
18310.180.460.35
18300.180.460.35
18290.18–0.35
18280.18–0.35
18270.18–0.35
18260.18–0.35
18250.18–0.35
18240.18–0.34
18230.18–0.35
18220.18–0.34
18210.18–0.34
18200.18–0.33
18190.180.130.32
18180.180.130.31
18170.180.130.31
18160.180.130.32
18150.180.130.32
18140.180.120.3
18130.180.120.29
18120.170.20.28
18110.180.360.28
18100.180.340.29
18090.180.150.29
18080.180.150.28
18070.180.150.28
18060.180.150.27
18050.180.150.27
18040.180.150.27
18030.180.150.27
18020.180.150.27
18010.180.150.27
18000.180.150.27
17990.180.140.28
17980.180.140.27
17970.180.140.27
17960.180.140.27
17950.180.140.27
17940.180.140.27
17930.180.140.27
17920.180.140.27
17910.180.140.27
17900.180.140.27
17890.190.140.27

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s civil liberties index: how free people are from government violence and how far they hold private and political liberties, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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