Cuba vs Venezuela: Human rights index vdem
Cuba
0.302
in 2025
Venezuela
0.307
in 2025
Cuba rank
150th
Venezuela rank
148th
Human rights index vdem over time
- Cuba
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 0.307 against 0.302 in Cuba, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 227 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 150th and Venezuela ranks 148th of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 10 and Venezuela in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.186 | 0.14 | 0.046 | Cuba |
| 1790s | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.04 | Cuba |
| 1800s | 0.18 | 0.1471 | 0.0329 | Cuba |
| 1810s | 0.1783 | 0.1748 | 0.0035 | Cuba |
| 1830s | 0.171 | 0.4609 | 0.2899 | Venezuela |
| 1840s | 0.1685 | 0.4018 | 0.2333 | Venezuela |
| 1850s | 0.183 | 0.3897 | 0.2067 | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 0.1693 | 0.4387 | 0.2694 | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 0.119 | 0.401 | 0.282 | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 0.1905 | 0.4409 | 0.2504 | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 0.28 | 0.4572 | 0.1772 | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 0.6515 | 0.2892 | 0.3623 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.6458 | 0.2597 | 0.3861 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.5848 | 0.2411 | 0.3437 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.5831 | 0.336 | 0.2471 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.7217 | 0.5666 | 0.1551 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.5199 | 0.3668 | 0.1531 | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0.2392 | 0.7947 | 0.5555 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.2466 | 0.8598 | 0.6132 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0.2263 | 0.8659 | 0.6396 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0.2382 | 0.8674 | 0.6292 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 0.2657 | 0.7173 | 0.4516 | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 0.3167 | 0.5338 | 0.2171 | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 0.293 | 0.3308 | 0.0378 | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vdem, Cuba or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 0.307 against 0.302 in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Cuba and Venezuela?
- 0.005, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Venezuela?
- 227 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Venezuela rank globally for human rights index vdem?
- Cuba ranks 150th and Venezuela ranks 148th 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.