What is freedom of expression index in Haiti?

Freedom of expression index in Haiti was 0.799 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest freedom of expression index recorded in Haiti?

The highest recorded value was 0.881 in 2008.

What is the lowest freedom of expression index recorded in Haiti?

The lowest recorded value was 0.055 in 1959.

How does Haiti rank for freedom of expression index?

Haiti ranks 64th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is freedom of expression index rising or falling in Haiti?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Haiti data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Expression Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Freedom of Expression Index in Haiti

Name: Freedom of Expression Index in Haiti
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Haiti: Freedom of Expression Index was 0.799 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.799

Change on year

up 1.1%

World rank

64th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.881

in 2008

All-time low

0.055

in 1959

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Freedom of Expression Index in Haiti, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for freedom of expression index in Haiti is 0.799, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of expression index in Haiti peaked at 0.881 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.055, in 1959.

That places Haiti 64th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Freedom of Expression Index in Haiti, year by year

Annual values for Freedom of Expression Index in Haiti, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.249	—
1790	0.39	+56.6%
1791	0.453	+16.2%
1792	0.379	-16.3%
1793	0.379	+0.0%
1794	0.44	+16.1%
1795	0.395	-10.2%
1796	0.395	+0.0%
1797	0.315	-20.3%
1798	0.155	-50.8%
1799	0.067	-56.8%
1800	0.067	+0.0%
1801	0.067	+0.0%
1802	0.067	+0.0%
1803	0.067	+0.0%
1804	0.067	+0.0%
1805	0.067	+0.0%
1806	0.067	+0.0%
1807	0.085	+26.9%
1808	0.085	+0.0%
1809	0.085	+0.0%
1810	0.085	+0.0%
1811	0.085	+0.0%
1812	0.085	+0.0%
1813	0.085	+0.0%
1814	0.085	+0.0%
1815	0.085	+0.0%
1816	0.085	+0.0%
1817	0.085	+0.0%
1818	0.085	+0.0%
1819	0.085	+0.0%
1820	0.113	+32.9%
1821	0.269	+138.1%
1822	0.269	+0.0%
1823	0.269	+0.0%
1824	0.269	+0.0%
1825	0.269	+0.0%
1826	0.269	+0.0%
1827	0.269	+0.0%
1828	0.269	+0.0%
1829	0.269	+0.0%
1830	0.269	+0.0%
1831	0.269	+0.0%
1832	0.269	+0.0%
1833	0.269	+0.0%
1834	0.269	+0.0%
1835	0.269	+0.0%
1836	0.269	+0.0%
1837	0.269	+0.0%
1838	0.269	+0.0%
1839	0.269	+0.0%
1840	0.269	+0.0%
1841	0.269	+0.0%
1842	0.269	+0.0%
1843	0.269	+0.0%
1844	0.269	+0.0%
1845	0.269	+0.0%
1846	0.269	+0.0%
1847	0.127	-52.8%
1848	0.095	-25.2%
1849	0.095	+0.0%
1850	0.095	+0.0%
1851	0.095	+0.0%
1852	0.095	+0.0%
1853	0.095	+0.0%
1854	0.095	+0.0%
1855	0.095	+0.0%
1856	0.095	+0.0%
1857	0.095	+0.0%
1858	0.095	+0.0%
1859	0.095	+0.0%
1860	0.401	+322.1%
1861	0.401	+0.0%
1862	0.401	+0.0%
1863	0.401	+0.0%
1864	0.401	+0.0%
1865	0.401	+0.0%
1866	0.401	+0.0%
1867	0.401	+0.0%
1868	0.401	+0.0%
1869	0.401	+0.0%
1870	0.401	+0.0%
1871	0.401	+0.0%
1872	0.401	+0.0%
1873	0.401	+0.0%
1874	0.401	+0.0%
1875	0.401	+0.0%
1876	0.401	+0.0%
1877	0.401	+0.0%
1878	0.401	+0.0%
1879	0.401	+0.0%
1880	0.401	+0.0%
1881	0.401	+0.0%
1882	0.401	+0.0%
1883	0.401	+0.0%
1884	0.401	+0.0%
1885	0.401	+0.0%
1886	0.401	+0.0%
1887	0.401	+0.0%
1888	0.401	+0.0%
1889	0.401	+0.0%
1890	0.401	+0.0%
1891	0.401	+0.0%
1892	0.401	+0.0%
1893	0.401	+0.0%
1894	0.401	+0.0%
1895	0.401	+0.0%
1896	0.401	+0.0%
1897	0.401	+0.0%
1898	0.401	+0.0%
1899	0.401	+0.0%
1900	0.399	-0.5%
1901	0.399	+0.0%
1902	0.399	+0.0%
1903	0.399	+0.0%
1904	0.399	+0.0%
1905	0.399	+0.0%
1906	0.399	+0.0%
1907	0.399	+0.0%
1908	0.399	+0.0%
1909	0.399	+0.0%
1910	0.399	+0.0%
1911	0.399	+0.0%
1912	0.382	-4.3%
1913	0.382	+0.0%
1914	0.382	+0.0%
1915	0.43	+12.6%
1916	0.432	+0.5%
1917	0.432	+0.0%
1918	0.432	+0.0%
1919	0.432	+0.0%
1920	0.423	-2.1%
1921	0.423	+0.0%
1922	0.423	+0.0%
1923	0.423	+0.0%
1924	0.423	+0.0%
1925	0.423	+0.0%
1926	0.423	+0.0%
1927	0.423	+0.0%
1928	0.423	+0.0%
1929	0.423	+0.0%
1930	0.423	+0.0%
1931	0.423	+0.0%
1932	0.423	+0.0%
1933	0.423	+0.0%
1934	0.373	-11.8%
1935	0.356	-4.6%
1936	0.356	+0.0%
1937	0.356	+0.0%
1938	0.356	+0.0%
1939	0.356	+0.0%
1940	0.362	+1.7%
1941	0.362	+0.0%
1942	0.362	+0.0%
1943	0.362	+0.0%
1944	0.362	+0.0%
1945	0.267	-26.2%
1946	0.29	+8.6%
1947	0.295	+1.7%
1948	0.295	+0.0%
1949	0.295	+0.0%
1950	0.288	-2.4%
1951	0.276	-4.2%
1952	0.276	+0.0%
1953	0.276	+0.0%
1954	0.276	+0.0%
1955	0.276	+0.0%
1956	0.276	+0.0%
1957	0.166	-39.9%
1958	0.056	-66.3%
1959	0.055	-1.8%
1960	0.055	+0.0%
1961	0.055	+0.0%
1962	0.055	+0.0%
1963	0.055	+0.0%
1964	0.055	+0.0%
1965	0.055	+0.0%
1966	0.055	+0.0%
1967	0.055	+0.0%
1968	0.055	+0.0%
1969	0.055	+0.0%
1970	0.055	+0.0%
1971	0.076	+38.2%
1972	0.085	+11.8%
1973	0.085	+0.0%
1974	0.085	+0.0%
1975	0.085	+0.0%
1976	0.085	+0.0%
1977	0.085	+0.0%
1978	0.085	+0.0%
1979	0.085	+0.0%
1980	0.068	-20.0%
1981	0.083	+22.1%
1982	0.083	+0.0%
1983	0.083	+0.0%
1984	0.083	+0.0%
1985	0.083	+0.0%
1986	0.253	+204.8%
1987	0.604	+138.7%
1988	0.604	+0.0%
1989	0.6	-0.7%
1990	0.591	-1.5%
1991	0.641	+8.5%
1992	0.458	-28.5%
1993	0.458	+0.0%
1994	0.471	+2.8%
1995	0.697	+48.0%
1996	0.704	+1.0%
1997	0.748	+6.3%
1998	0.748	+0.0%
1999	0.748	+0.0%
2000	0.774	+3.5%
2001	0.767	-0.9%
2002	0.76	-0.9%
2003	0.747	-1.7%
2004	0.762	+2.0%
2005	0.848	+11.3%
2006	0.846	-0.2%
2007	0.878	+3.8%
2008	0.881	+0.3%
2009	0.881	+0.0%
2010	0.876	-0.6%
2011	0.874	-0.2%
2012	0.86	-1.6%
2013	0.846	-1.6%
2014	0.846	+0.0%
2015	0.839	-0.8%
2016	0.86	+2.5%
2017	0.839	-2.4%
2018	0.847	+1.0%
2019	0.844	-0.4%
2020	0.802	-5.0%
2021	0.78	-2.7%
2022	0.784	+0.5%
2023	0.751	-4.2%
2024	0.79	+5.2%
2025	0.799	+1.1%

Haiti compared with similar countries

Haiti's 0.799 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.579, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Haiti's 0.799 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.81, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.249	0.249	0.249	1
1790s	0.3368	0.067	0.453	10
1800s	0.0724	0.067	0.085	10
1810s	0.085	0.085	0.085	10
1820s	0.2534	0.113	0.269	10
1830s	0.269	0.269	0.269	10
1840s	0.22	0.095	0.269	10
1850s	0.095	0.095	0.095	10
1860s	0.401	0.401	0.401	10
1870s	0.401	0.401	0.401	10
1880s	0.401	0.401	0.401	10
1890s	0.401	0.401	0.401	10
1900s	0.399	0.399	0.399	10
1910s	0.4102	0.382	0.432	10
1920s	0.423	0.423	0.423	10
1930s	0.3845	0.356	0.423	10
1940s	0.3252	0.267	0.362	10
1950s	0.2221	0.055	0.288	10
1960s	0.055	0.055	0.055	10
1970s	0.0811	0.055	0.085	10
1980s	0.2544	0.068	0.604	10
1990s	0.6264	0.458	0.748	10
2000s	0.8144	0.747	0.881	10
2010s	0.8531	0.839	0.876	10
2020s	0.7843	0.751	0.802	6

Countries ranked near Haiti

62 Colombia 0.81 compare
62 Greece 0.81 compare
65 Botswana 0.798 compare
66 Sao Tome and Principe 0.793 compare
67 Zambia 0.778 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of expression index in Haiti?: Freedom of expression index in Haiti was 0.799 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of expression index recorded in Haiti?: The highest recorded value was 0.881 in 2008.
What is the lowest freedom of expression index recorded in Haiti?: The lowest recorded value was 0.055 in 1959.
How does Haiti rank for freedom of expression index?: Haiti ranks 64th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of expression index rising or falling in Haiti?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Haiti data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Expression Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Freedom of Expression Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,035 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people can discuss political matters at home and in the public sphere, the press, and media are free and can present different political perspectives, and the freedom of academic and cultural expression.