Which has higher human rights index, Guatemala or Haiti?

Guatemala, at 0.766 against 0.743 in Haiti as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Haiti?

234 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guatemala vs Haiti: Human Rights Index

Guatemala

0.766

in 2025

Haiti

0.743

in 2025

Guatemala rank

85th

Haiti rank

87th

Human Rights Index over time

Guatemala
Haiti

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.766 against 0.743 in Haiti, a difference of 0.023.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 234 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 85th and Haiti ranks 87th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 6 and Haiti in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Haiti	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.298	0.069	0.229	Guatemala
1790s	0.298	0.1705	0.1275	Guatemala
1800s	0.299	0.0975	0.2015	Guatemala
1810s	0.2563	0.141	0.1153	Guatemala
1820s	0.2992	0.3321	0.0329	Haiti
1830s	0.2836	0.356	0.0724	Haiti
1840s	0.1548	0.3426	0.1878	Haiti
1850s	0.142	0.288	0.146	Haiti
1860s	0.142	0.396	0.254	Haiti
1870s	0.174	0.396	0.222	Haiti
1880s	0.1846	0.396	0.2114	Haiti
1890s	0.2588	0.396	0.1372	Haiti
1900s	0.1312	0.395	0.2638	Haiti
1910s	0.131	0.3787	0.2477	Haiti
1920s	0.2018	0.38	0.1782	Haiti
1930s	0.1627	0.3787	0.216	Haiti
1940s	0.3746	0.3927	0.0181	Haiti
1950s	0.3324	0.3231	0.0093	Guatemala
1960s	0.1303	0.123	0.0073	Guatemala
1970s	0.0954	0.1354	0.04	Haiti
1980s	0.1653	0.2602	0.0949	Haiti
1990s	0.3851	0.6207	0.2356	Haiti
2000s	0.7012	0.7646	0.0634	Haiti
2010s	0.7195	0.7877	0.0682	Haiti
2020s	0.7268	0.7395	0.0127	Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Guatemala or Haiti?: Guatemala, at 0.766 against 0.743 in Haiti as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Guatemala and Haiti?: 0.023, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Haiti?: 234 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Haiti rank globally for human rights index?: Guatemala ranks 85th and Haiti ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 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.