How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Cuba?

231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belarus vs Cuba: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Belarus

0.207

in 2025

Cuba

0.228

in 2025

Belarus rank

159th

Cuba rank

156th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Belarus
Cuba

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.228 against 0.207 in Belarus, a difference of 0.021.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Cuba ahead.

Belarus ranks 159th and Cuba ranks 156th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 6 and Cuba in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Cuba	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.0272	0.101	0.0738	Cuba
1800s	0.0326	0.101	0.0684	Cuba
1810s	0.033	0.101	0.068	Cuba
1820s	0.0294	0.101	0.0716	Cuba
1830s	0.0336	0.0995	0.0659	Cuba
1840s	0.0372	0.0985	0.0613	Cuba
1850s	0.059	0.102	0.043	Cuba
1860s	0.163	0.0971	0.0659	Belarus
1870s	0.2528	0.0806	0.1722	Belarus
1880s	0.1896	0.1312	0.0584	Belarus
1890s	0.2304	0.2307	0.0003	Cuba
1900s	0.2675	0.557	0.2895	Cuba
1910s	0.2478	0.5527	0.3049	Cuba
1920s	0.023	0.5061	0.4831	Cuba
1930s	0.0078	0.5182	0.5104	Cuba
1940s	0.0065	0.6682	0.6617	Cuba
1950s	0.0483	0.4364	0.3881	Cuba
1960s	0.0929	0.1556	0.0627	Cuba
1970s	0.0957	0.1553	0.0596	Cuba
1980s	0.1237	0.1448	0.0211	Cuba
1990s	0.6915	0.1543	0.5372	Belarus
2000s	0.6149	0.1782	0.4367	Belarus
2010s	0.6385	0.2342	0.4043	Belarus
2020s	0.173	0.219	0.046	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Belarus or Cuba?: Cuba, at 0.228 against 0.207 in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Belarus and Cuba?: 0.021, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Cuba?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Cuba rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Belarus ranks 159th and Cuba ranks 156th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.