Cuba vs Vatican: Human Rights Index

Cuba
0.302
in 2025
Vatican
0.3
in 1870
Cuba rank
150th
Vatican rank
151st

Human Rights Index over time

  • Cuba
  • Vatican
0.20.40.60.8178919072025

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.302 against 0.3 in Vatican, a difference of 0.002.

Across all 78 years both countries report, Vatican has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 150th and Vatican ranks 151st of 176 countries.

Vatican has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Vatican Difference Ahead
1780s 0.186 0.336 0.15 Vatican
1790s 0.18 0.3386 0.1586 Vatican
1800s 0.18 0.3237 0.1437 Vatican
1810s 0.179 0.3285 0.1495 Vatican
1820s 0.179 0.3209 0.1419 Vatican
1830s 0.171 0.2033 0.0323 Vatican
1840s 0.1685 0.2744 0.1059 Vatican
1850s 0.183 0.2919 0.1089 Vatican
1860s 0.1693 0.3008 0.1315 Vatican
1870s 0.115 0.3 0.185 Vatican

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Cuba or Vatican?
Cuba, at 0.302 against 0.3 in Vatican as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Cuba and Vatican?
0.002, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Vatican?
78 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 1870.
How do Cuba and Vatican rank globally for human rights index?
Cuba ranks 150th and Vatican ranks 151st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Human Rights Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.