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.
Civil Rights Score in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | — |
| 2007 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2009 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 25% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 1 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5, 20% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
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
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 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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Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.