Civil Rights Score in Haiti
Haiti: Civil Rights Score was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Haiti, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 1 for civil rights score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Haiti peaked at 6 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2023.
Haiti ranks 117th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.67 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 117 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 117 China 1 compare
- 117 Eritrea 1 compare
- 117 Iran, Islamic Rep. 1 compare
- 117 Libya 1 compare
- 117 Myanmar 1 compare
- 117 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 1 compare
- 117 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 1 compare
- 117 Sudan 1 compare
- 117 Turkmenistan 1 compare
- 117 Yemen, Rep. 1 compare
More social development data for Haiti
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 180,702 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.743 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.098 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.238 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.612 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.799 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.119 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Haiti?
- Civil rights score in Haiti was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2009.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2023.
- How does Haiti rank for civil rights score?
- Haiti ranks 117th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.