Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Cuba
Cuba: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.228 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.228
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
156th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.669
in 1946
All-time low
0.076
in 1868
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Cuba, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for individual liberties and equality before the law index in Cuba is 0.228, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Cuba peaked at 0.669 in 1946 and was at its lowest, 0.076, in 1868.
That places Cuba 156th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.116 | — |
| 1790 | 0.101 | -12.9% |
| 1791 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.098 | -3.0% |
| 1836 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.083 | -15.3% |
| 1845 | 0.102 | +22.9% |
| 1846 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.076 | -25.5% |
| 1869 | 0.079 | +3.9% |
| 1870 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.095 | +20.3% |
| 1880 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.11 | +15.8% |
| 1882 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.179 | +62.7% |
| 1888 | 0.189 | +5.6% |
| 1889 | 0.189 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.195 | +3.2% |
| 1891 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.128 | -34.4% |
| 1896 | 0.12 | -6.3% |
| 1897 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.41 | +241.7% |
| 1899 | 0.554 | +35.1% |
| 1900 | 0.554 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.554 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.554 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.556 | +0.4% |
| 1904 | 0.556 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.556 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.56 | +0.7% |
| 1907 | 0.56 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.56 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.56 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.56 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.56 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.54 | -3.6% |
| 1913 | 0.557 | +3.1% |
| 1914 | 0.557 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.557 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.549 | -1.4% |
| 1917 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.524 | -4.6% |
| 1921 | 0.52 | -0.8% |
| 1922 | 0.528 | +1.5% |
| 1923 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.519 | -1.7% |
| 1926 | 0.519 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.511 | -1.5% |
| 1928 | 0.502 | -1.8% |
| 1929 | 0.382 | -23.9% |
| 1930 | 0.382 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.395 | +3.4% |
| 1932 | 0.423 | +7.1% |
| 1933 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.59 | +39.5% |
| 1935 | 0.592 | +0.3% |
| 1936 | 0.592 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.595 | +0.5% |
| 1938 | 0.595 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.595 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.668 | +12.3% |
| 1941 | 0.668 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.668 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.668 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.668 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.668 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.669 | +0.1% |
| 1947 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.667 | -0.3% |
| 1950 | 0.665 | -0.3% |
| 1951 | 0.648 | -2.6% |
| 1952 | 0.466 | -28.1% |
| 1953 | 0.36 | -22.7% |
| 1954 | 0.357 | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.44 | +23.2% |
| 1960 | 0.192 | -56.4% |
| 1961 | 0.171 | -10.9% |
| 1962 | 0.15 | -12.3% |
| 1963 | 0.158 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.147 | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 0.144 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.136 | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.156 | +14.7% |
| 1970 | 0.154 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.167 | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 0.144 | -13.8% |
| 1981 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.146 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.153 | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.152 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.159 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.165 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.165 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.187 | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.177 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.175 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.183 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.191 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.195 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.204 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.25 | +22.5% |
| 2014 | 0.254 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.252 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.237 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.27 | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.246 | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.243 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.236 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.205 | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.21 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.212 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.223 | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 0.228 | +2.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.228 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.713, 32% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.228 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.763, 30% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.116 | 0.116 | 0.116 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.101 | 0.101 | 0.101 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.101 | 0.101 | 0.101 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.101 | 0.101 | 0.101 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.101 | 0.101 | 0.101 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.0995 | 0.098 | 0.101 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0985 | 0.083 | 0.102 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.102 | 0.102 | 0.102 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0971 | 0.076 | 0.102 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0806 | 0.079 | 0.095 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1312 | 0.095 | 0.189 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2307 | 0.12 | 0.554 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.557 | 0.554 | 0.56 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5527 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5061 | 0.382 | 0.528 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5182 | 0.382 | 0.595 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6682 | 0.667 | 0.669 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4364 | 0.357 | 0.665 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1556 | 0.136 | 0.192 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1553 | 0.154 | 0.167 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1448 | 0.144 | 0.146 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1543 | 0.146 | 0.165 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1782 | 0.165 | 0.187 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2342 | 0.191 | 0.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.219 | 0.205 | 0.236 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More reference data data for Cuba
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Cuba?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Cuba was 0.228 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.669 in 1946.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.076 in 1868.
- How does Cuba rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Cuba ranks 156th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.