Cuba vs Venezuela: Key media freedoms
Cuba
-2.05
in 2025
Venezuela
-2.04
in 2025
Cuba rank
161st
Venezuela rank
160th
Key media freedoms over time
- Cuba
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports -2.04 against -2.05 in Cuba, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 208 shared years of data; in 1808 it was Venezuela ahead.
Cuba ranks 161st and Venezuela ranks 160th of 175 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 10 and Venezuela in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | -2.06 | -1.93 | 0.138 | Venezuela |
| 1810s | -2.06 | -1.09 | 0.9742 | Venezuela |
| 1830s | -2.06 | 2.33 | 4.4 | Venezuela |
| 1840s | -2.06 | 1.77 | 3.83 | Venezuela |
| 1850s | -2.06 | -0.49 | 1.57 | Venezuela |
| 1860s | -2.06 | 0.8513 | 2.91 | Venezuela |
| 1870s | -2.06 | -2.08 | 0.012 | Cuba |
| 1880s | -2.06 | -2.08 | 0.012 | Cuba |
| 1890s | 1.42 | -2.08 | 3.5 | Cuba |
| 1900s | 1.42 | -2.08 | 3.5 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 1.42 | -2.08 | 3.5 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 1.35 | -2.08 | 3.42 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.71 | -1.63 | 2.34 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 1.67 | -0.1151 | 1.79 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.743 | -2.1 | 2.85 | Cuba |
| 1960s | -2.07 | 0.9614 | 3.03 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | -2.26 | 1.12 | 3.37 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | -2.26 | 1.1 | 3.35 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | -2.26 | 1.25 | 3.51 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | -2.26 | -0.1992 | 2.06 | Venezuela |
| 2010s | -2.1 | -1.45 | 0.6531 | Venezuela |
| 2020s | -1.83 | -2.3 | 0.4742 | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Cuba or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at -2.04 against -2.05 in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Cuba and Venezuela?
- 0.01, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Venezuela?
- 208 years are reported by both, from 1808 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Venezuela rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Cuba ranks 161st and Venezuela ranks 160th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key media freedoms. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.