Political rights score fh in Haiti
Haiti: Political rights score fh was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political rights score fh in Haiti, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in Haiti is 5, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Haiti peaked at 22 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2004.
That places Haiti 155th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political rights score fh in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9 | — |
| 2003 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | -44.4% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20 | +300.0% |
| 2007 | 22 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 17 | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 11 | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | -45.5% |
| 2025 | 5 | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.25 | 5 | 22 | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.6 | 15 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.83 | 5 | 15 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 155 Djibouti 5 compare
- 155 Gabon 5 compare
- 155 Kazakhstan 5 compare
- 155 United Arab Emirates 5 compare
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 fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 political rights score fh in Haiti?
- Political rights score fh in Haiti was 5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2007.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2004.
- How does Haiti rank for political rights score fh?
- Haiti ranks 155th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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