Age of democracy in Haiti
Haiti: Age of democracy was 5 years in 1998. ▲ Rising
Latest (1998)
5 years
Change on year
up 25.0%
World rank
99th
of 110 countries
All-time high
5 years
in 1998
All-time low
1 years
in 1994
Years of data
5
1994–1998
Age of democracy in Haiti, 1994–1998
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age of democracy in Haiti is 5 years, measured in 1998. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 400.0% over five years.
Haiti ranks 99th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Age of democracy in Haiti, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 years | — |
| 1995 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 1997 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 5 years | +25.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 5 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.5 years, 30% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 5 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30 years, 17% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 96 Mali 7 years
- 96 Russia 7 years
- 98 Tunisia 6 years
- 99 Guinea-Bissau 5 years
- 99 Iraq 5 years
- 99 Madagascar 5 years compare
- 99 Niger 5 years compare
More social development data for Haiti
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 180,702 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0152 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 180,702 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of democracy in Haiti?
- Age of democracy in Haiti was 5 years in 1998, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of democracy recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest age of democracy recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 1994.
- How does Haiti rank for age of democracy?
- Haiti ranks 99th out of 110 countries with data for 1998.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of consecutive years in a democracy.