How does Haiti rank for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?

Haiti ranks 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Haiti?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Haiti

Name: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Haiti
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Haiti: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.743 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.743

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

87th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.815

in 2007

All-time low

0.063

in 1803

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Haiti, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Haiti stood at 0.743.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Haiti peaked at 0.815 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.063, in 1803.

Haiti ranks 87th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Haiti, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Haiti, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.069	—
1790	0.124	+79.7%
1791	0.124	+0.0%
1792	0.186	+50.0%
1793	0.191	+2.7%
1794	0.211	+10.5%
1795	0.218	+3.3%
1796	0.218	+0.0%
1797	0.198	-9.2%
1798	0.158	-20.2%
1799	0.077	-51.3%
1800	0.077	+0.0%
1801	0.071	-7.8%
1802	0.065	-8.5%
1803	0.063	-3.1%
1804	0.086	+36.5%
1805	0.095	+10.5%
1806	0.095	+0.0%
1807	0.141	+48.4%
1808	0.141	+0.0%
1809	0.141	+0.0%
1810	0.141	+0.0%
1811	0.141	+0.0%
1812	0.141	+0.0%
1813	0.141	+0.0%
1814	0.141	+0.0%
1815	0.141	+0.0%
1816	0.141	+0.0%
1817	0.141	+0.0%
1818	0.141	+0.0%
1819	0.141	+0.0%
1820	0.141	+0.0%
1821	0.356	+152.5%
1822	0.356	+0.0%
1823	0.356	+0.0%
1824	0.356	+0.0%
1825	0.356	+0.0%
1826	0.356	+0.0%
1827	0.356	+0.0%
1828	0.356	+0.0%
1829	0.356	+0.0%
1830	0.356	+0.0%
1831	0.356	+0.0%
1832	0.356	+0.0%
1833	0.356	+0.0%
1834	0.356	+0.0%
1835	0.356	+0.0%
1836	0.356	+0.0%
1837	0.356	+0.0%
1838	0.356	+0.0%
1839	0.356	+0.0%
1840	0.356	+0.0%
1841	0.356	+0.0%
1842	0.356	+0.0%
1843	0.356	+0.0%
1844	0.356	+0.0%
1845	0.356	+0.0%
1846	0.356	+0.0%
1847	0.358	+0.6%
1848	0.288	-19.6%
1849	0.288	+0.0%
1850	0.288	+0.0%
1851	0.288	+0.0%
1852	0.288	+0.0%
1853	0.288	+0.0%
1854	0.288	+0.0%
1855	0.288	+0.0%
1856	0.288	+0.0%
1857	0.288	+0.0%
1858	0.288	+0.0%
1859	0.288	+0.0%
1860	0.396	+37.5%
1861	0.396	+0.0%
1862	0.396	+0.0%
1863	0.396	+0.0%
1864	0.396	+0.0%
1865	0.396	+0.0%
1866	0.396	+0.0%
1867	0.396	+0.0%
1868	0.396	+0.0%
1869	0.396	+0.0%
1870	0.396	+0.0%
1871	0.396	+0.0%
1872	0.396	+0.0%
1873	0.396	+0.0%
1874	0.396	+0.0%
1875	0.396	+0.0%
1876	0.396	+0.0%
1877	0.396	+0.0%
1878	0.396	+0.0%
1879	0.396	+0.0%
1880	0.396	+0.0%
1881	0.396	+0.0%
1882	0.396	+0.0%
1883	0.396	+0.0%
1884	0.396	+0.0%
1885	0.396	+0.0%
1886	0.396	+0.0%
1887	0.396	+0.0%
1888	0.396	+0.0%
1889	0.396	+0.0%
1890	0.396	+0.0%
1891	0.396	+0.0%
1892	0.396	+0.0%
1893	0.396	+0.0%
1894	0.396	+0.0%
1895	0.396	+0.0%
1896	0.396	+0.0%
1897	0.396	+0.0%
1898	0.396	+0.0%
1899	0.396	+0.0%
1900	0.395	-0.3%
1901	0.395	+0.0%
1902	0.395	+0.0%
1903	0.395	+0.0%
1904	0.395	+0.0%
1905	0.395	+0.0%
1906	0.395	+0.0%
1907	0.395	+0.0%
1908	0.395	+0.0%
1909	0.395	+0.0%
1910	0.395	+0.0%
1911	0.395	+0.0%
1912	0.365	-7.6%
1913	0.365	+0.0%
1914	0.365	+0.0%
1915	0.382	+4.7%
1916	0.38	-0.5%
1917	0.38	+0.0%
1918	0.38	+0.0%
1919	0.38	+0.0%
1920	0.38	+0.0%
1921	0.38	+0.0%
1922	0.38	+0.0%
1923	0.38	+0.0%
1924	0.38	+0.0%
1925	0.38	+0.0%
1926	0.38	+0.0%
1927	0.38	+0.0%
1928	0.38	+0.0%
1929	0.38	+0.0%
1930	0.38	+0.0%
1931	0.38	+0.0%
1932	0.38	+0.0%
1933	0.38	+0.0%
1934	0.373	-1.8%
1935	0.378	+1.3%
1936	0.379	+0.3%
1937	0.379	+0.0%
1938	0.379	+0.0%
1939	0.379	+0.0%
1940	0.381	+0.5%
1941	0.376	-1.3%
1942	0.376	+0.0%
1943	0.384	+2.1%
1944	0.384	+0.0%
1945	0.371	-3.4%
1946	0.413	+11.3%
1947	0.416	+0.7%
1948	0.413	-0.7%
1949	0.413	+0.0%
1950	0.417	+1.0%
1951	0.395	-5.3%
1952	0.395	+0.0%
1953	0.395	+0.0%
1954	0.395	+0.0%
1955	0.394	-0.3%
1956	0.394	+0.0%
1957	0.198	-49.7%
1958	0.125	-36.9%
1959	0.123	-1.6%
1960	0.123	+0.0%
1961	0.123	+0.0%
1962	0.123	+0.0%
1963	0.123	+0.0%
1964	0.123	+0.0%
1965	0.123	+0.0%
1966	0.123	+0.0%
1967	0.123	+0.0%
1968	0.123	+0.0%
1969	0.123	+0.0%
1970	0.123	+0.0%
1971	0.133	+8.1%
1972	0.137	+3.0%
1973	0.137	+0.0%
1974	0.137	+0.0%
1975	0.137	+0.0%
1976	0.137	+0.0%
1977	0.137	+0.0%
1978	0.137	+0.0%
1979	0.139	+1.5%
1980	0.132	-5.0%
1981	0.133	+0.8%
1982	0.14	+5.3%
1983	0.134	-4.3%
1984	0.134	+0.0%
1985	0.134	+0.0%
1986	0.22	+64.2%
1987	0.517	+135.0%
1988	0.528	+2.1%
1989	0.53	+0.4%
1990	0.568	+7.2%
1991	0.572	+0.7%
1992	0.427	-25.3%
1993	0.427	+0.0%
1994	0.455	+6.6%
1995	0.72	+58.2%
1996	0.728	+1.1%
1997	0.77	+5.8%
1998	0.77	+0.0%
1999	0.77	+0.0%
2000	0.776	+0.8%
2001	0.757	-2.4%
2002	0.73	-3.6%
2003	0.722	-1.1%
2004	0.707	-2.1%
2005	0.744	+5.2%
2006	0.77	+3.5%
2007	0.815	+5.8%
2008	0.814	-0.1%
2009	0.811	-0.4%
2010	0.814	+0.4%
2011	0.8	-1.7%
2012	0.802	+0.3%
2013	0.792	-1.2%
2014	0.792	+0.0%
2015	0.793	+0.1%
2016	0.803	+1.3%
2017	0.763	-5.0%
2018	0.76	-0.4%
2019	0.758	-0.3%
2020	0.747	-1.5%
2021	0.748	+0.1%
2022	0.728	-2.7%
2023	0.73	+0.3%
2024	0.741	+1.5%
2025	0.743	+0.3%

Haiti compared with similar countries

Haiti's 0.743 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6365, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Haiti's 0.743 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.819, 91% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.069	0.069	0.069	1
1790s	0.1705	0.077	0.218	10
1800s	0.0975	0.063	0.141	10
1810s	0.141	0.141	0.141	10
1820s	0.3345	0.141	0.356	10
1830s	0.356	0.356	0.356	10
1840s	0.3426	0.288	0.358	10
1850s	0.288	0.288	0.288	10
1860s	0.396	0.396	0.396	10
1870s	0.396	0.396	0.396	10
1880s	0.396	0.396	0.396	10
1890s	0.396	0.396	0.396	10
1900s	0.395	0.395	0.395	10
1910s	0.3787	0.365	0.395	10
1920s	0.38	0.38	0.38	10
1930s	0.3787	0.373	0.38	10
1940s	0.3927	0.371	0.416	10
1950s	0.3231	0.123	0.417	10
1960s	0.123	0.123	0.123	10
1970s	0.1354	0.123	0.139	10
1980s	0.2602	0.132	0.53	10
1990s	0.6207	0.427	0.77	10
2000s	0.7646	0.707	0.815	10
2010s	0.7877	0.758	0.814	10
2020s	0.7395	0.728	0.748	6

Countries ranked near Haiti

84 Zambia 0.773 compare
85 Guatemala 0.766 compare
86 Colombia 0.765 compare
88 Nepal 0.742 compare
89 Bolivia 0.741 compare
90 Kenya 0.74 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 human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Haiti?: Human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Haiti was 0.743 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Haiti?: The highest recorded value was 0.815 in 2007.
What is the lowest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Haiti?: The lowest recorded value was 0.063 in 1803.
How does Haiti rank for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?: Haiti ranks 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Haiti?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.