Freedom of Association Score in Cuba
Cuba: Freedom of Association Score was 2 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
97th
of 128 countries
All-time high
3
in 2013
All-time low
2
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Freedom of Association Score in Cuba, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of association score in Cuba stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Cuba peaked at 3 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2005.
That places Cuba 97th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Freedom of Association Score in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | — |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 33% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 2 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7, 29% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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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 freedom of association score in Cuba?
- Freedom of association score in Cuba was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2013.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
- How does Cuba rank for freedom of association score?
- Cuba ranks 97th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Freedom of Association Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which residents and civic groups are free from government interference to associate and assemble.