Cuba vs Ethiopia: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita

Cuba

0.302

in 2025

Ethiopia

0.304

in 2025

Cuba rank

149th

Ethiopia rank

148th

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time

Cuba
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.304 against 0.302 in Cuba, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Cuba ahead.

Globally, Cuba ranks 149th and Ethiopia ranks 148th of 174 countries.

Individual pages

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Cuba
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 13,700 data points, 1946–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.