Cuba vs Rwanda: Women's Political Participation Index

Cuba
1
in 2025
Rwanda
1
in 2025
Cuba rank
1st
Rwanda rank
1st

Women's Political Participation Index over time

  • Cuba
  • Rwanda
0.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 1 against 1 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 107 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 9 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Rwanda Difference Ahead
1910s 0.251 0.24 0.011 Cuba
1920s 0.251 0.24 0.011 Cuba
1930s 0.3534 0.24 0.1134 Cuba
1940s 0.4579 0.24 0.2179 Cuba
1950s 0.4706 0.24 0.2306 Cuba
1960s 0.401 0.3586 0.0424 Cuba
1970s 0.5335 0.3738 0.1597 Cuba
1980s 0.9433 0.5769 0.3664 Cuba
1990s 0.9447 0.7456 0.1991 Cuba
2000s 0.9747 0.9821 0.0074 Rwanda
2010s 0.9962 1 0.0038 Rwanda
2020s 0.9993 1 0.0007 Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's political participation index, Cuba or Rwanda?
Cuba, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's political participation index between Cuba and Rwanda?
0, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Rwanda?
107 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
How do Cuba and Rwanda rank globally for women's political participation index?
Cuba ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Political Participation Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Women's Political Participation Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,373 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which women are represented in the legislature and have an equal share of political power.