Cuba vs Paraguay: Universal right to vote in practice
Cuba
2
in 2025
Paraguay
2
in 2025
Cuba rank
1st
Paraguay rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Cuba
- Paraguay
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 2 against 2 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 215 shared years of data; in 1811 it was Paraguay ahead.
Cuba ranks 1st and Paraguay ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Paraguay |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Paraguay |
| 1900s | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | Cuba |
| 1940s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | Cuba |
| 1950s | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Paraguay |
| 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, Cuba or Paraguay?
- Cuba, at 2 against 2 in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Cuba and Paraguay?
- 0, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Paraguay?
- 215 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Paraguay rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Cuba ranks 1st and Paraguay 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).