Physical Integrity Rights Score in Cuba
Cuba: Physical Integrity Rights Score was -0.058 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Cuba, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, physical integrity rights score in Cuba stood at -0.058.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Cuba peaked at 0.159 in 2004 and was at its lowest, -1.86, in 1964.
Cuba ranks 135th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | -0.0969 | — |
| 1947 | -0.1277 | +31.7% |
| 1948 | -0.1503 | +17.7% |
| 1949 | -0.164 | +9.1% |
| 1950 | -0.1836 | +12.0% |
| 1951 | -0.2181 | +18.8% |
| 1952 | -0.2483 | +13.8% |
| 1953 | -0.3001 | +20.8% |
| 1954 | -0.3562 | +18.7% |
| 1955 | -0.4278 | +20.1% |
| 1956 | -0.5263 | +23.0% |
| 1957 | -0.6613 | +25.6% |
| 1958 | -0.8925 | +35.0% |
| 1959 | -1.63 | +82.5% |
| 1960 | -1.76 | +7.9% |
| 1961 | -1.82 | +3.3% |
| 1962 | -1.84 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | -1.85 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | -1.86 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | -1.86 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -1.85 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | -1.84 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | -1.83 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | -1.78 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | -1.67 | -6.3% |
| 1971 | -1.49 | -10.6% |
| 1972 | -1.39 | -6.9% |
| 1973 | -1.34 | -3.7% |
| 1974 | -1.3 | -3.1% |
| 1975 | -1.27 | -2.5% |
| 1976 | -1.26 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | -1.36 | +7.9% |
| 1978 | -1.35 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | -1.3 | -3.5% |
| 1980 | -1.28 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | -1.28 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | -1.34 | +4.8% |
| 1983 | -1.36 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | -1.35 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | -1.36 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | -1.42 | +5.0% |
| 1987 | -1.27 | -10.8% |
| 1988 | -1.08 | -15.0% |
| 1989 | -0.9917 | -8.1% |
| 1990 | -0.8834 | -10.9% |
| 1991 | -0.8115 | -8.1% |
| 1992 | -0.8121 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | -0.7798 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | -0.7301 | -6.4% |
| 1995 | -0.7361 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | -0.6614 | -10.2% |
| 1997 | -0.5339 | -19.3% |
| 1998 | -0.4533 | -15.1% |
| 1999 | -0.3002 | -33.8% |
| 2000 | -0.2118 | -29.5% |
| 2001 | -0.094 | -55.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0372 | -139.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1319 | +254.2% |
| 2004 | 0.159 | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1457 | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.052 | -64.3% |
| 2007 | -0.0283 | -154.4% |
| 2008 | -0.0332 | +17.2% |
| 2009 | -0.0321 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | -0.0273 | -15.0% |
| 2011 | -0.041 | +50.3% |
| 2012 | -0.0694 | +69.5% |
| 2013 | -0.078 | +12.5% |
| 2014 | -0.0717 | -8.1% |
| 2015 | -0.0447 | -37.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0353 | -179.0% |
| 2017 | -0.0422 | -219.4% |
| 2018 | -0.0575 | +36.3% |
| 2019 | -0.058 | +1.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's -0.058 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.55. (57 countries reporting)
- Cuba's -0.058 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +254.2% | 0.0372 | 0.1319 |
| 2017 | -219.4% | 0.0353 | -0.0422 |
| 2016 | +179.0% | -0.0447 | 0.0353 |
| 2007 | -154.4% | 0.052 | -0.0283 |
| 2002 | +139.6% | -0.094 | 0.0372 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.1347 | -0.164 | -0.0969 | 4 |
| 1950s | -0.5444 | -1.63 | -0.1836 | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.83 | -1.86 | -1.76 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.37 | -1.67 | -1.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.27 | -1.42 | -0.9917 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6702 | -0.8834 | -0.3002 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0127 | -0.2118 | 0.159 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0454 | -0.078 | 0.0353 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 132 Guinea 0.0107 compare
- 133 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0103 compare
- 134 Djibouti -0.011 compare
- 136 Kazakhstan -0.0603 compare
- 137 Tanzania -0.0846 compare
- 138 Azerbaijan -0.1117 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 physical integrity rights score in Cuba?
- Physical integrity rights score in Cuba was -0.058 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.159 in 2004.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.86 in 1964.
- How does Cuba rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Cuba ranks 135th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Physical Integrity Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score captures the extent to which citizens are protected from government killings, torture, political imprisonments, extrajudicial executions, mass killings and disappearances. Large positive scores mean abuses are rare relative to other countries and years, large negative scores that abuses are relatively widespread.