Citizen support for democracy in Haiti
Haiti: Citizen support for democracy was -0.8751 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen support for democracy in Haiti, 2006–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen support for democracy in Haiti is -0.8751, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 16,864.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Haiti peaked at 0.0557 in 2006 and was at its lowest, -0.8824, in 2017.
That places Haiti 103rd out of 144 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citizen support for democracy in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0557 | — |
| 2007 | 0.0037 | -93.3% |
| 2008 | -0.0374 | -1109.6% |
| 2009 | -0.0205 | -45.0% |
| 2010 | -0.0052 | -74.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0229 | -544.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0447 | +94.9% |
| 2013 | -0.2228 | -598.5% |
| 2014 | -0.4956 | +122.5% |
| 2015 | -0.6283 | +26.8% |
| 2016 | -0.7609 | +21.1% |
| 2017 | -0.8824 | +16.0% |
| 2018 | -0.877 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | -0.8775 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | -0.8751 | -0.3% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's -0.8751 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6191, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Haiti's -0.8751 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.7907, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen support for democracy in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -1109.6% | 0.0037 | -0.0374 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0004 | -0.0374 | 0.0557 | 4 |
| 2010s | -0.4682 | -0.8824 | 0.0447 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8751 | -0.8751 | -0.8751 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
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 citizen support for democracy in Haiti?
- Citizen support for democracy in Haiti was -0.8751 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0557 in 2006.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8824 in 2017.
- How does Haiti rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Haiti ranks 103rd out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16,864.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.