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Political Corruption Index in Haiti

Haiti: Political Corruption Index was 0.786 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.786
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
37th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.905
in 1847
All-time low
0.73
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Political Corruption Index in Haiti, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Haiti recorded 0.786 for political corruption index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political corruption index in Haiti peaked at 0.905 in 1847 and was at its lowest, 0.73, in 1789.

Haiti ranks 37th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.73 0.73 0.73 1
1790s 0.8236 0.73 0.875 10
1800s 0.892 0.875 0.903 10
1810s 0.8799 0.876 0.889 10
1820s 0.889 0.889 0.889 10
1830s 0.889 0.889 0.889 10
1840s 0.8899 0.876 0.905 10
1850s 0.905 0.905 0.905 10
1860s 0.875 0.875 0.875 10
1870s 0.875 0.875 0.875 10
1880s 0.875 0.875 0.875 10
1890s 0.8902 0.887 0.903 10
1900s 0.903 0.903 0.903 10
1910s 0.8661 0.811 0.903 10
1920s 0.811 0.811 0.811 10
1930s 0.8267 0.811 0.834 10
1940s 0.834 0.834 0.834 10
1950s 0.8407 0.824 0.868 10
1960s 0.868 0.868 0.868 10
1970s 0.868 0.868 0.868 10
1980s 0.8626 0.85 0.868 10
1990s 0.8344 0.812 0.857 10
2000s 0.8241 0.789 0.833 10
2010s 0.8548 0.832 0.89 10
2020s 0.8203 0.786 0.869 6

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 34 Indonesia 0.795 compare
  2. 35 Serbia 0.794 compare
  3. 36 Kyrgyzstan 0.793 compare
  4. 38 Russia 0.783 compare
  5. 39 Bangladesh 0.78 compare
  6. 40 Comoros 0.774 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political corruption index in Haiti?
Political corruption index in Haiti was 0.786 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 0.905 in 1847.
What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 0.73 in 1789.
How does Haiti rank for political corruption index?
Haiti ranks 37th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political corruption index rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Haiti data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Corruption Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Political Corruption Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 25,295 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.