Civil Rights Score in Cuba
Cuba: Civil Rights Score was 3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Civil Rights Score in Cuba, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 3 for civil rights score in 2025.
The figure is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Cuba peaked at 4 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2005.
Cuba ranks 82nd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | — |
| 2007 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | -25.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5, 60% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 3 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5, 60% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.67 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.8 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.67 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 82 Cameroon 3 compare
- 82 Central African Republic 3 compare
- 82 Democratic Republic of Congo 3 compare
- 82 Egypt 3 compare
- 82 El Salvador 3 compare
- 82 Guatemala 3 compare
- 82 Iraq 3 compare
- 82 Laos 3 compare
- 82 Mali 3 compare
- 82 Niger 3 compare
- 82 Rwanda 3 compare
- 82 Syria 3 compare
- 82 Thailand 3 compare
- 82 Tunisia 3 compare
- 82 Turkey 3 compare
- 82 Vietnam 3 compare
More social development data for Cuba
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 115 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,395 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,395 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Cuba?
- Civil rights score in Cuba was 3 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2013.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
- How does Cuba rank for civil rights score?
- Cuba ranks 82nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.