Key features of liberal democracy in Haiti
Haiti: Key features of liberal democracy was 0.098 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Key features of liberal democracy in Haiti, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 0.098 for key features of liberal democracy in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy in Haiti peaked at 0.301 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.011, in 1803.
That places Haiti 143rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Key features of liberal democracy in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.015 | — |
| 1790 | 0.018 | +20.0% |
| 1791 | 0.018 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.021 | +16.7% |
| 1793 | 0.022 | +4.8% |
| 1794 | 0.024 | +9.1% |
| 1795 | 0.025 | +4.2% |
| 1796 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.024 | -4.0% |
| 1798 | 0.021 | -12.5% |
| 1799 | 0.015 | -28.6% |
| 1800 | 0.015 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.014 | -6.7% |
| 1802 | 0.013 | -7.1% |
| 1803 | 0.011 | -15.4% |
| 1804 | 0.013 | +18.2% |
| 1805 | 0.013 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.013 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.016 | +23.1% |
| 1808 | 0.019 | +18.7% |
| 1809 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.034 | +78.9% |
| 1818 | 0.032 | -5.9% |
| 1819 | 0.031 | -3.1% |
| 1820 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.058 | +87.1% |
| 1822 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.058 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.047 | -19.0% |
| 1845 | 0.047 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.047 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.042 | -10.6% |
| 1848 | 0.028 | -33.3% |
| 1849 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.028 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.048 | +71.4% |
| 1861 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.048 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.046 | -4.2% |
| 1873 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.077 | +67.4% |
| 1891 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.069 | -10.4% |
| 1904 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.07 | +1.4% |
| 1906 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.071 | +1.4% |
| 1912 | 0.071 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.075 | +5.6% |
| 1914 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.072 | -4.0% |
| 1916 | 0.077 | +6.9% |
| 1917 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.043 | -44.2% |
| 1919 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.052 | +20.9% |
| 1931 | 0.082 | +57.7% |
| 1932 | 0.078 | -4.9% |
| 1933 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.083 | +6.4% |
| 1935 | 0.093 | +12.0% |
| 1936 | 0.095 | +2.2% |
| 1937 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.095 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.096 | +1.1% |
| 1942 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.097 | +1.0% |
| 1944 | 0.097 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.093 | -4.1% |
| 1946 | 0.079 | -15.1% |
| 1947 | 0.098 | +24.1% |
| 1948 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.057 | -41.8% |
| 1951 | 0.109 | +91.2% |
| 1952 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.058 | -46.8% |
| 1957 | 0.033 | -43.1% |
| 1958 | 0.031 | -6.1% |
| 1959 | 0.03 | -3.2% |
| 1960 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.033 | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.035 | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.034 | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.035 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.023 | -34.3% |
| 1984 | 0.033 | +43.5% |
| 1985 | 0.035 | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.029 | -17.1% |
| 1987 | 0.076 | +162.1% |
| 1988 | 0.103 | +35.5% |
| 1989 | 0.076 | -26.2% |
| 1990 | 0.08 | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.166 | +107.5% |
| 1992 | 0.083 | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 0.089 | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.107 | +20.2% |
| 1995 | 0.238 | +122.4% |
| 1996 | 0.275 | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 0.287 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.288 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.282 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.28 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.27 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.265 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.259 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.108 | -58.3% |
| 2005 | 0.097 | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.211 | +117.5% |
| 2007 | 0.299 | +41.7% |
| 2008 | 0.301 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.296 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.275 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.262 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.268 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.262 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.243 | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.255 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.251 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.257 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.247 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.237 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.204 | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 0.154 | -24.5% |
| 2023 | 0.084 | -45.5% |
| 2024 | 0.101 | +20.2% |
| 2025 | 0.098 | -3.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.098 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.203, 48% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.098 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.506, 19% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.0213 | 0.015 | 0.025 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.0146 | 0.011 | 0.019 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.0234 | 0.019 | 0.034 | 9 |
| 1820s | 0.0553 | 0.031 | 0.058 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.058 | 0.058 | 0.058 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0471 | 0.028 | 0.058 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.028 | 0.028 | 0.028 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.048 | 0.048 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0464 | 0.046 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.046 | 0.046 | 0.046 | 9 |
| 1890s | 0.077 | 0.077 | 0.077 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0719 | 0.069 | 0.077 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0674 | 0.043 | 0.077 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.043 | 0.043 | 0.043 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0846 | 0.052 | 0.095 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0947 | 0.079 | 0.098 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0754 | 0.03 | 0.109 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0343 | 0.03 | 0.035 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0479 | 0.023 | 0.103 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1895 | 0.08 | 0.288 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2386 | 0.097 | 0.301 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2582 | 0.243 | 0.275 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1463 | 0.084 | 0.237 | 6 |
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 key features of liberal democracy in Haiti?
- Key features of liberal democracy in Haiti was 0.098 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.301 in 2008.
- What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.011 in 1803.
- How does Haiti rank for key features of liberal democracy?
- Haiti ranks 143rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of liberal democracy rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.7%. 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 Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.