Cuba vs Nicaragua: Strong civil society index
Cuba
0.033
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.037
in 2025
Cuba rank
169th
Nicaragua rank
167th
Strong civil society index over time
- Cuba
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.037 against 0.033 in Cuba, a difference of 0.004.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 169th and Nicaragua ranks 167th of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 11 and Nicaragua in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.089 | 0.04 | 0.049 | Cuba |
| 1840s | 0.0864 | 0.04 | 0.0464 | Cuba |
| 1850s | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.05 | Cuba |
| 1860s | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.05 | Cuba |
| 1870s | 0.093 | 0.04 | 0.053 | Cuba |
| 1880s | 0.105 | 0.1238 | 0.0188 | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 0.2156 | 0.478 | 0.2624 | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 0.7404 | 0.4477 | 0.2927 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.776 | 0.1905 | 0.5855 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.7301 | 0.165 | 0.5651 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.6579 | 0.0824 | 0.5755 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.78 | 0.026 | 0.754 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.5595 | 0.035 | 0.5245 | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0.0406 | 0.0548 | 0.0142 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.034 | 0.074 | 0.04 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.0362 | 0.4858 | 0.4496 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.045 | 0.8593 | 0.8143 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.0456 | 0.6975 | 0.6519 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.0546 | 0.38 | 0.3254 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.0347 | 0.069 | 0.0343 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong civil society index, Cuba or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.037 against 0.033 in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong civil society index between Cuba and Nicaragua?
- 0.004, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Nicaragua?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Nicaragua rank globally for strong civil society index?
- Cuba ranks 169th and Nicaragua ranks 167th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Strong civil society index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.