Cuba vs Guatemala: Universal right to vote in practice
Cuba
2
in 2025
Guatemala
2
in 2025
Cuba rank
1st
Guatemala rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Cuba
- Guatemala
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 2 against 2 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 220 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Guatemala ahead.
Cuba ranks 1st and Guatemala ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 7 and Guatemala in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Cuba |
| 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, Cuba or Guatemala?
- Cuba, at 2 against 2 in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Cuba and Guatemala?
- 0, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Guatemala?
- 220 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Guatemala rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Cuba ranks 1st and Guatemala 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).