Statizoid

Percentage of territory controlled by government in Cuba

Cuba: Percentage of territory controlled by government was 96.75 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
96.75
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
74th
of 174 countries
All-time high
98.75
in 2024
All-time low
82.17
in 1906
Years of data
124
1902–2025

Percentage of territory controlled by government in Cuba, 1902–2025

020406080100190219632025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cuba recorded 96.75 for percentage of territory controlled by government in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of territory controlled by government in Cuba peaked at 98.75 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.17, in 1906.

Cuba ranks 74th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Percentage of territory controlled by government in Cuba, year by year

Year Value Change
1902 98.5 —
1903 98.5 +0.0%
1904 98.5 +0.0%
1905 98.5 +0.0%
1906 82.17 -16.6%
1907 82.17 +0.0%
1908 82.17 +0.0%
1909 98.5 +19.9%
1910 98.5 +0.0%
1911 98.5 +0.0%
1912 98.5 +0.0%
1913 98.5 +0.0%
1914 98.5 +0.0%
1915 98.5 +0.0%
1916 98.5 +0.0%
1917 98.5 +0.0%
1918 98.5 +0.0%
1919 98.5 +0.0%
1920 98.5 +0.0%
1921 98.5 +0.0%
1922 98.5 +0.0%
1923 98.5 +0.0%
1924 98.5 +0.0%
1925 98.5 +0.0%
1926 98.5 +0.0%
1927 98.5 +0.0%
1928 98.5 +0.0%
1929 98.5 +0.0%
1930 98.5 +0.0%
1931 98.5 +0.0%
1932 98.5 +0.0%
1933 98.5 +0.0%
1934 98.5 +0.0%
1935 98.5 +0.0%
1936 98.5 +0.0%
1937 98.5 +0.0%
1938 98.5 +0.0%
1939 98.5 +0.0%
1940 98.5 +0.0%
1941 98.5 +0.0%
1942 98.5 +0.0%
1943 98.5 +0.0%
1944 98.5 +0.0%
1945 98.5 +0.0%
1946 98.5 +0.0%
1947 98.5 +0.0%
1948 98.5 +0.0%
1949 98.5 +0.0%
1950 98 -0.5%
1951 98 +0.0%
1952 98 +0.0%
1953 98 +0.0%
1954 98 +0.0%
1955 98 +0.0%
1956 98 +0.0%
1957 98 +0.0%
1958 98 +0.0%
1959 98.7 +0.7%
1960 98.7 +0.0%
1961 98.7 +0.0%
1962 98.7 +0.0%
1963 98.7 +0.0%
1964 98.7 +0.0%
1965 98.7 +0.0%
1966 98.7 +0.0%
1967 98.7 +0.0%
1968 98.7 +0.0%
1969 98.7 +0.0%
1970 98.7 +0.0%
1971 98.7 +0.0%
1972 98.7 +0.0%
1973 98.7 +0.0%
1974 98.7 +0.0%
1975 98.7 +0.0%
1976 98.7 +0.0%
1977 98.7 +0.0%
1978 98.7 +0.0%
1979 98.7 +0.0%
1980 98.7 +0.0%
1981 98.7 +0.0%
1982 98.7 +0.0%
1983 98.7 +0.0%
1984 98.7 +0.0%
1985 98.7 +0.0%
1986 98.7 +0.0%
1987 98.7 +0.0%
1988 98.7 +0.0%
1989 98.7 +0.0%
1990 98.7 +0.0%
1991 98.7 +0.0%
1992 98.7 +0.0%
1993 98.7 +0.0%
1994 98.7 +0.0%
1995 98.7 +0.0%
1996 98.7 +0.0%
1997 98.7 +0.0%
1998 98.7 +0.0%
1999 98.7 +0.0%
2000 98.7 +0.0%
2001 98.7 +0.0%
2002 98.7 +0.0%
2003 98.7 +0.0%
2004 98.7 +0.0%
2005 98.7 +0.0%
2006 98.7 +0.0%
2007 98.7 +0.0%
2008 98.7 +0.0%
2009 98.7 +0.0%
2010 98.7 +0.0%
2011 98.7 +0.0%
2012 98.7 +0.0%
2013 98.7 +0.0%
2014 98.7 +0.0%
2015 98.7 +0.0%
2016 98.7 +0.0%
2017 98.7 +0.0%
2018 98.7 +0.0%
2019 98.38 -0.3%
2020 98.5 +0.1%
2021 98.62 +0.1%
2022 98.12 -0.5%
2023 98.12 +0.0%
2024 98.75 +0.6%
2025 96.75 -2.0%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 96.75 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.3, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 96.75 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 92.38 82.17 98.5 8
1910s 98.5 98.5 98.5 10
1920s 98.5 98.5 98.5 10
1930s 98.5 98.5 98.5 10
1940s 98.5 98.5 98.5 10
1950s 98.07 98 98.7 10
1960s 98.7 98.7 98.7 10
1970s 98.7 98.7 98.7 10
1980s 98.7 98.7 98.7 10
1990s 98.7 98.7 98.7 10
2000s 98.7 98.7 98.7 10
2010s 98.67 98.38 98.7 10
2020s 98.15 96.75 98.75 6

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 71 China 97.12 compare
  2. 72 Canada 97 compare
  3. 72 Thailand 97 compare
  4. 75 Latvia 96.67 compare
  5. 76 Albania 96.25 compare
  6. 76 Angola 96.25 compare
  7. 76 Bhutan 96.25 compare
  8. 76 Japan 96.25 compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

More reference data data for Cuba

All data for Cuba →

Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of territory controlled by government in Cuba?
Percentage of territory controlled by government in Cuba was 96.75 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest percentage of territory controlled by government recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 98.75 in 2024.
What is the lowest percentage of territory controlled by government recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 82.17 in 1906.
How does Cuba rank for percentage of territory controlled by government?
Cuba ranks 74th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is percentage of territory controlled by government rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cuba data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Percentage of territory controlled by government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 124 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Percentage of territory controlled by government in Cuba. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 15 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-territory-controlled-by-government/cuba/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-territory-controlled-by-government/cuba/">Percentage of territory controlled by government in Cuba</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Percentage of territory controlled by government
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 22,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed