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Topic 17 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Cuba: Digital & Technology
How ready is a country to use, make and trade technology?
Cuba is placed joint 106th of 198 countries on digital & technology in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GovTech Maturity Index 0.432 (2025); Government AI Readiness Index 27.92 (2025).
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Digital & Technology
joint106th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Cuba on digital & technology — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
0.432
GTMI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Cuba: 0.432. Across the 196 countries in this edition, values run from 0.01 (North Korea) to 0.997 (South Korea); the world median is 0.63.
- World median
- 0.63
- Best in Caribbean
- 0.823 Dominican Republic
27.92
AI readiness score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 136th of 195 by Oxford Insights
Cuba: 27.92. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 12.12 (Guinea-Bissau) to 88.36 (United States); the world median is 40.19.
- World median
- 40.19
- Best in Caribbean
- 43.73 Dominican Republic
Key 3 of 4
Government Cyber Security Capacity
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.601
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity
Higher is better
Cuba: 0.601. Across the 176 countries in this edition, values run from -2.66 (Liberia) to 3.715 (Estonia); the world median is 0.196.
- World median
- 0.196
- Best in Caribbean
- 0.601 Cuba
Key 4 of 4
Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
No reading
Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)
Higher is better
UNCTAD publishes no 2024 figure for Cuba, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 170 countries in this edition, values run from 0.377 (Gambia) to 87.15 (Ireland); the world median is 25.42.
- World median
- 25.42
- Best in Caribbean
- 29.34 Dominica
02Over time
Which way Cuba is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Government AI Readiness Index
AI readiness score (0–100) · higher is better
CubaWorld median
Cuba fell from 30.65 in 2020 to 27.92 in 2025; the world median went from 39.58 to 40.19.
Every year’s figures
Year Cuba World median 2025 28 40.2 2024 42 43.3 2023 36 41.4 2022 32 40.3 2021 30 44.1 2020 31 39.6 Government Cyber Security Capacity
Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity · higher is better
CubaWorld median
Cuba rose from 0.316 in 2000 to 0.601 in 2025; the world median went from -0.514 to 0.196.
Every year’s figures
Year Cuba World median 2025 0.6 0.20 2024 0.6 0.11 2023 0.6 0.14 2022 0.7 0.16 2021 0.7 0.12 2020 0.7 0.12 2019 0.7 0.10 2018 0.7 -0.05 2017 0.7 -0.08 2016 0.7 -0.10 2015 0.7 -0.17 2014 0.7 -0.21 2013 0.7 -0.21 2012 0.7 -0.25 2011 0.7 -0.32 2010 0.7 -0.31 2009 0.7 -0.50 2008 0.7 -0.51 2007 0.7 -0.51 2006 0.7 -0.55 2005 0.7 -0.55 2004 0.7 -0.55 2003 0.7 -0.55 2002 0.7 -0.51 2001 0.3 -0.51 2000 0.3 -0.51
03In context
Cuba beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on digital & technology, never a place within the region.
Cuba and Caribbean
Cuba has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GovTech Maturity IndexGTMI score (0–1) | Government AI Readiness IndexAI readiness score (0–100) | Government Cyber Security CapacityOriginal latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity | Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsDigitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dominican Republic | 92nd | 0.823 | 43.73 | 0.27 | 9.257 |
| Cuba | =106th | 0.432 | 27.92 | 0.601 | — |
 Jamaica | 125th | 0.543 | 40.09 | -0.104 | 5.27 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 139th | 0.459 | 32.73 | -1.219 | 18.18 |
 Dominica | 145th | 0.322 | 19.76 | — | 29.34 |
 Bahamas | =150th | 0.502 | 31.18 | — | 3.072 |
 Barbados | 157th | 0.318 | 23.33 | -0.322 | — |
 Antigua and Barbuda | 168th | 0.194 | 25.04 | — | 7.61 |
 Saint Lucia | 170th | 0.353 | 26.66 | — | 1.991 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | =174th | 0.339 | 21.5 | — | 5.263 |
 Haiti | =178th | 0.138 | 14.94 | -2.507 | 23.95 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 180th | 0.288 | 20.85 | — | 5.979 |
 Grenada | 187th | 0.306 | 19.36 | — | 4.172 |
 Anguilla | not placed | — | — | — | 3.882 |
 Aruba | not placed | — | — | — | 4.048 |
 British Virgin Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Cayman Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Curaçao | not placed | — | — | — | 19.4 |
 Montserrat | not placed | — | — | — | 12.34 |
 Puerto Rico | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Saint Martin | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Sint Maarten | not placed | — | — | — | 7.116 |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 United States Virgin Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Caribbean
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
- Dominican Republic92nd
- Cuba=106th
- Jamaica125th
- Trinidad and Tobago139th
- Dominica145th
- Bahamas=150th
- Barbados157th
- Antigua and Barbuda168th
- Saint Lucia170th
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines=174th
- Haiti=178th
- Saint Kitts and Nevis180th
- Grenada187th
- Anguillanot placed
- Arubanot placed
- British Virgin Islandsnot placed
- Cayman Islandsnot placed
- Curaçaonot placed
- Montserratnot placed
- Puerto Riconot placed
- Saint Martinnot placed
- Sint Maartennot placed
- Turks and Caicos Islandsnot placed
- United States Virgin Islandsnot placed
Placed either side on digital & technology
The countries immediately above and below Cuba in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Cuba is ahead of the world, and behind
9 more statistics filed under digital & technology, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Behind the world median5
Statistics on which Cuba does worse than the middle country measured.
Government Social Media CensorshipV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.505-0.8550.505▲ Improved since 2015
Cuba: -0.855 · world median 0.505 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4.5 to +2.4); higher = less censorship. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.721 to 2.295; higher is better.
Position 137th of 176 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6639.498.66▲ Improved since 2018
Cuba: 39.4 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Government Dissemination of False Information (Domestic)V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median -0.114-2.122-0.114▲ Improved since 2015
Cuba: -2.122 · world median -0.114 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.2); higher = less disinformation. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.392 to 2.93; higher is better.
Position 157th of 176 · derived.
Government Internet ShutdownsV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.023-1.4331.023▼ Worsened since 2015
Cuba: -1.433 · world median 1.023 · Original latent estimate (≈ −4 to +2); higher = fewer shutdowns. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.547 to 2.081; higher is better.
Position 158th of 176 · derived.
AI User Share of the Working-Age PopulationMicrosoft AI Economy Institute · 2026 · world median 15.456.815.45No real change since 2025
Cuba: 6.8 · world median 15.45 · Generative-AI users (% of population aged 15–64). Microsoft AI Economy Institute, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 6.1 to 73.3; higher is better.
No better end4
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
GitHub DevelopersGitHub · 2026 · world median 84,67052,08484,670Moved since 2020
Cuba: 52,084 · world median 84,670 · Developer accounts located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 110 to 32,410,529.
GitHub RepositoriesGitHub · 2026 · world median 141,45444,736141,454Moved since 2020
Cuba: 44,736 · world median 141,454 · Public repositories located in the economy (as of quarter end). GitHub, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 142 to 77,284,974.
GitHub Git PushesGitHub · 2025 · world median 148,71448,217148,714No real change since 2020
Cuba: 48,217 · world median 148,714 · Git pushes during the quarter. GitHub, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,967 to 40,768,192.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6012.3725.601Moved since 2016
Cuba: 2.372 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
No current reading for Cuba
Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, Firms Experiencing Internet Disruptions, Firms with Their Own Website, Frontier Technology Readiness Index, ICT Goods Exports (last 2022), ICT Services Exports, Internet Use Among Adults, Made or Received a Digital Payment, Mobile Phone Ownership, Share of Firms' Payments Made Electronically and Smartphone Ownership. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Digital & Technology among Cuba’s 13 topics
Digital & Technology is Cuba’s 5th best-placed topic of 13. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Health & Wellbeing56th of 2003/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge69th of 1983/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital83rd of 1963/3 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 78th of 1824/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 106th of 1983/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 95th of 1773/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience107th of 1933/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture120th of 1842/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 123rd of 1864/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions145th of 1943/4 keys
- Energy148th of 1652/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties179th of 1983/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade171st of 1773/4 keys
No standing on Economy & Innovation, Gender & Equality, Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on digital & technology
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Cuba can most readily be measured against.
=1
EstoniaNorthern Europe
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0 ee, greyscale
=1
South KoreaEastern Asia
Joint 1st of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
3
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
3rd of 198 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
Brazil4th4/4 keysHighest in Caribbean
Dominican Republic92nd4/4 keysThis page
Cuba=106th3/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Cuba on digital & technology: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Cuba rank on digital & technology?
Cuba is placed joint 106th of 198 countries on Digital & Technology in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (GovTech Maturity Index, Government AI Readiness Index and Government Cyber Security Capacity). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GovTech Maturity Index figure for Cuba?
0.432 in 2025 (gTMI score (0–1)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 0.63.
What is the latest Government AI Readiness Index figure for Cuba?
27.92 in 2025 (aI readiness score (0–100)), according to Oxford Insights. The world median in the same edition was 40.19.
How have Cuba’s digital & technology figures changed?
Government AI Readiness Index fell from 30.65 in 2020 to 27.92 in 2025; Government Cyber Security Capacity rose from 0.316 in 2000 to 0.601 in 2025.
Which digital & technology statistics are missing for Cuba?
No current reading is published for Cuba on Anthropic AI Usage Index, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, Firms Experiencing Internet Disruptions, Firms with Their Own Website, Frontier Technology Readiness Index, ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports, Internet Use Among Adults, Made or Received a Digital Payment, Mobile Phone Ownership, Share of Firms' Payments Made Electronically and Smartphone Ownership. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Broadband and mobile subscriptions, connection speeds and the cost of getting online are absent, for the licence reason above; internet use and phone ownership, from the World Bank’s own household survey, and firms’ websites and internet disruptions, from its Enterprise Surveys, are published here as context. The ICT share of goods exports votes under Mobility & Trade. Digital public services and data-protection law are not held yet. Research and development spending is filed under Education & Knowledge, and what an economy knows how to make is under Economy & Innovation.
How the Digital & Technology standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The digital & technology method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GovTech Maturity Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Government AI Readiness Index — Oxford Insights, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Cyber Security Capacity — V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 9 statistics on this page come from 4 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Cuba’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Cuba (banner) — Rastapopulous, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Estonia — Andrus Uuetalu derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee
- South Korea — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Cuba: Digital & Technology — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/cuba/digital