Cuba vs Ethiopia: Human rights index vdem
Cuba
0.302
in 2025
Ethiopia
0.304
in 2025
Cuba rank
150th
Ethiopia rank
149th
Human rights index vdem over time
- Cuba
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.304 against 0.302 in Cuba, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 150th and Ethiopia ranks 149th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 21 and Ethiopia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.186 | 0.098 | 0.088 | Cuba |
| 1790s | 0.18 | 0.098 | 0.082 | Cuba |
| 1800s | 0.18 | 0.098 | 0.082 | Cuba |
| 1810s | 0.1783 | 0.098 | 0.0803 | Cuba |
| 1820s | 0.179 | 0.098 | 0.081 | Cuba |
| 1830s | 0.171 | 0.098 | 0.073 | Cuba |
| 1840s | 0.1685 | 0.098 | 0.0705 | Cuba |
| 1850s | 0.183 | 0.0966 | 0.0864 | Cuba |
| 1860s | 0.1693 | 0.096 | 0.0733 | Cuba |
| 1870s | 0.119 | 0.096 | 0.023 | Cuba |
| 1880s | 0.1905 | 0.1067 | 0.0838 | Cuba |
| 1890s | 0.28 | 0.136 | 0.144 | Cuba |
| 1900s | 0.6515 | 0.1451 | 0.5064 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.6458 | 0.1535 | 0.4923 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.5848 | 0.1602 | 0.4246 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.5831 | 0.1506 | 0.4325 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.7217 | 0.1689 | 0.5528 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.5199 | 0.1775 | 0.3424 | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0.2392 | 0.1867 | 0.0525 | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0.2466 | 0.1141 | 0.1325 | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0.2263 | 0.0557 | 0.1706 | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.2382 | 0.3446 | 0.1064 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.2657 | 0.3869 | 0.1212 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.3167 | 0.3942 | 0.0775 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.293 | 0.3965 | 0.1035 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vdem, Cuba or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.304 against 0.302 in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Cuba and Ethiopia?
- 0.002, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ethiopia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Ethiopia rank globally for human rights index vdem?
- Cuba ranks 150th and Ethiopia ranks 149th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.