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Key features of women's political empowerment in Cuba

Cuba: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.71 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.71
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
106th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.736
in 2019
All-time low
0.134
in 1844
Years of data
233
1789–2025

Key features of women's political empowerment in Cuba, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.8178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, key features of women's political empowerment in Cuba stood at 0.71.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Cuba peaked at 0.736 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.134, in 1844.

That places Cuba 106th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Key features of women's political empowerment in Cuba, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.138 —
1790 0.138 +0.0%
1791 0.138 +0.0%
1792 0.138 +0.0%
1793 0.138 +0.0%
1794 0.138 +0.0%
1795 0.138 +0.0%
1796 0.138 +0.0%
1797 0.138 +0.0%
1798 0.138 +0.0%
1799 0.138 +0.0%
1800 0.138 +0.0%
1801 0.138 +0.0%
1802 0.138 +0.0%
1803 0.138 +0.0%
1804 0.138 +0.0%
1805 0.138 +0.0%
1806 0.138 +0.0%
1807 0.138 +0.0%
1808 0.138 +0.0%
1809 0.138 +0.0%
1810 0.138 +0.0%
1811 0.138 +0.0%
1812 0.135 -2.2%
1813 0.138 +2.2%
1814 0.138 +0.0%
1815 0.138 +0.0%
1816 0.138 +0.0%
1817 0.138 +0.0%
1818 0.138 +0.0%
1819 0.138 +0.0%
1820 0.138 +0.0%
1821 0.138 +0.0%
1822 0.138 +0.0%
1823 0.138 +0.0%
1824 0.138 +0.0%
1825 0.138 +0.0%
1826 0.138 +0.0%
1827 0.138 +0.0%
1828 0.138 +0.0%
1829 0.138 +0.0%
1830 0.138 +0.0%
1831 0.138 +0.0%
1832 0.138 +0.0%
1833 0.138 +0.0%
1834 0.138 +0.0%
1835 0.138 +0.0%
1836 0.138 +0.0%
1837 0.138 +0.0%
1838 0.138 +0.0%
1839 0.138 +0.0%
1840 0.138 +0.0%
1841 0.138 +0.0%
1842 0.138 +0.0%
1843 0.138 +0.0%
1844 0.134 -2.9%
1845 0.141 +5.2%
1846 0.141 +0.0%
1847 0.141 +0.0%
1848 0.141 +0.0%
1849 0.141 +0.0%
1850 0.141 +0.0%
1851 0.141 +0.0%
1852 0.141 +0.0%
1853 0.141 +0.0%
1854 0.141 +0.0%
1855 0.141 +0.0%
1856 0.141 +0.0%
1857 0.141 +0.0%
1858 0.141 +0.0%
1859 0.141 +0.0%
1860 0.141 +0.0%
1861 0.141 +0.0%
1862 0.141 +0.0%
1863 0.141 +0.0%
1864 0.141 +0.0%
1865 0.141 +0.0%
1866 0.141 +0.0%
1867 0.141 +0.0%
1868 0.137 -2.8%
1869 0.137 +0.0%
1870 0.137 +0.0%
1871 0.137 +0.0%
1872 0.137 +0.0%
1873 0.137 +0.0%
1874 0.137 +0.0%
1875 0.137 +0.0%
1876 0.137 +0.0%
1877 0.137 +0.0%
1878 0.137 +0.0%
1879 0.152 +10.9%
1880 0.152 +0.0%
1881 0.152 +0.0%
1882 0.152 +0.0%
1883 0.152 +0.0%
1884 0.152 +0.0%
1885 0.152 +0.0%
1886 0.152 +0.0%
1887 0.203 +33.6%
1888 0.203 +0.0%
1889 0.203 +0.0%
1890 0.222 +9.4%
1891 0.222 +0.0%
1892 0.222 +0.0%
1893 0.222 +0.0%
1894 0.222 +0.0%
1895 0.184 -17.1%
1896 0.177 -3.8%
1897 0.177 +0.0%
1898 0.273 +54.2%
1899 0.334 +22.3%
1900 0.334 +0.0%
1902 0.321 -3.9%
1903 0.323 +0.6%
1904 0.323 +0.0%
1905 0.323 +0.0%
1906 0.323 +0.0%
1907 0.323 +0.0%
1908 0.323 +0.0%
1909 0.323 +0.0%
1910 0.323 +0.0%
1911 0.323 +0.0%
1912 0.323 +0.0%
1913 0.323 +0.0%
1914 0.323 +0.0%
1915 0.323 +0.0%
1916 0.323 +0.0%
1917 0.323 +0.0%
1918 0.323 +0.0%
1919 0.323 +0.0%
1920 0.323 +0.0%
1921 0.323 +0.0%
1922 0.323 +0.0%
1923 0.324 +0.3%
1924 0.324 +0.0%
1925 0.324 +0.0%
1926 0.324 +0.0%
1927 0.324 +0.0%
1928 0.324 +0.0%
1929 0.306 -5.6%
1930 0.306 +0.0%
1931 0.306 +0.0%
1932 0.306 +0.0%
1933 0.347 +13.4%
1934 0.449 +29.4%
1935 0.474 +5.6%
1936 0.474 +0.0%
1937 0.474 +0.0%
1938 0.474 +0.0%
1939 0.474 +0.0%
1940 0.497 +4.9%
1941 0.503 +1.2%
1945 0.521 +3.6%
1946 0.521 +0.0%
1947 0.521 +0.0%
1948 0.539 +3.5%
1949 0.539 +0.0%
1950 0.539 +0.0%
1951 0.539 +0.0%
1952 0.489 -9.3%
1953 0.499 +2.0%
1954 0.499 +0.0%
1955 0.499 +0.0%
1956 0.499 +0.0%
1957 0.499 +0.0%
1958 0.478 -4.2%
1959 0.507 +6.1%
1960 0.426 -16.0%
1961 0.426 +0.0%
1962 0.416 -2.3%
1963 0.416 +0.0%
1964 0.416 +0.0%
1965 0.401 -3.6%
1966 0.401 +0.0%
1967 0.401 +0.0%
1968 0.395 -1.5%
1969 0.414 +4.8%
1970 0.423 +2.2%
1971 0.423 +0.0%
1972 0.425 +0.5%
1973 0.425 +0.0%
1974 0.425 +0.0%
1975 0.425 +0.0%
1976 0.426 +0.2%
1977 0.558 +31.0%
1978 0.558 +0.0%
1979 0.598 +7.2%
1980 0.616 +3.0%
1981 0.617 +0.2%
1982 0.617 +0.0%
1983 0.617 +0.0%
1984 0.617 +0.0%
1985 0.617 +0.0%
1986 0.635 +2.9%
1987 0.635 +0.0%
1988 0.635 +0.0%
1989 0.635 +0.0%
1990 0.634 -0.2%
1991 0.634 +0.0%
1992 0.634 +0.0%
1993 0.615 -3.0%
1994 0.615 +0.0%
1995 0.615 +0.0%
1996 0.615 +0.0%
1997 0.622 +1.1%
1998 0.632 +1.6%
1999 0.632 +0.0%
2000 0.632 +0.0%
2001 0.647 +2.4%
2002 0.647 +0.0%
2003 0.657 +1.5%
2004 0.657 +0.0%
2005 0.658 +0.2%
2006 0.658 +0.0%
2007 0.658 +0.0%
2008 0.662 +0.6%
2009 0.663 +0.2%
2010 0.68 +2.6%
2011 0.68 +0.0%
2012 0.674 -0.9%
2013 0.682 +1.2%
2014 0.682 +0.0%
2015 0.68 -0.3%
2016 0.682 +0.3%
2017 0.684 +0.3%
2018 0.693 +1.3%
2019 0.736 +6.2%
2020 0.708 -3.8%
2021 0.709 +0.1%
2022 0.71 +0.1%
2023 0.704 -0.8%
2024 0.706 +0.3%
2025 0.71 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.138 0.138 0.138 1
1790s 0.138 0.138 0.138 10
1800s 0.138 0.138 0.138 10
1810s 0.1377 0.135 0.138 10
1820s 0.138 0.138 0.138 10
1830s 0.138 0.138 0.138 10
1840s 0.1391 0.134 0.141 10
1850s 0.141 0.141 0.141 10
1860s 0.1402 0.137 0.141 10
1870s 0.1385 0.137 0.152 10
1880s 0.1673 0.152 0.203 10
1890s 0.2255 0.177 0.334 10
1900s 0.324 0.321 0.334 9
1910s 0.323 0.323 0.323 10
1920s 0.3219 0.306 0.324 10
1930s 0.4084 0.306 0.474 10
1940s 0.5201 0.497 0.539 7
1950s 0.5047 0.478 0.539 10
1960s 0.4112 0.395 0.426 10
1970s 0.4686 0.423 0.598 10
1980s 0.6241 0.616 0.635 10
1990s 0.6248 0.615 0.634 10
2000s 0.6539 0.632 0.663 10
2010s 0.6873 0.674 0.736 10
2020s 0.7078 0.704 0.71 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of women's political empowerment in Cuba?
Key features of women's political empowerment in Cuba was 0.71 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 0.736 in 2019.
What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 0.134 in 1844.
How does Cuba rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
Cuba ranks 106th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 Key features of women's political empowerment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Key features of women's political empowerment
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.