Belgium vs Cuba: Universal right to vote in practice
Belgium
2
in 2025
Cuba
2
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Cuba rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Belgium
- Cuba
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2 against 2 in Cuba, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Cuba ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Cuba ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Cuba in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Belgium or Cuba?
- Belgium, at 2 against 2 in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Belgium and Cuba?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Cuba?
- 203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Cuba rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Cuba ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).