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Haiti

Against lower middle income countries, Haiti ranks 14th of 47 on health and 46th of 47 on infrastructure. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Haiti with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Haiti reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-0.66130 of 17931 of 45moderate +0.53
Health score 2024+0.1279 of 19314 of 47moderate +0.32
Wellbeing score 2014-0.4685 of 1109 of 21high +0.80
Equality score 2012-0.96145 of 16535 of 44high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2022-0.31192 of 21046 of 47proxy +0.90
Gender score 2018-0.42158 of 18638 of 46moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024+0.0397 of 21329 of 47moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-1.28188 of 19543 of 47high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Haiti, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths20.4per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present11 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate41.2per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance38.6%% of respondents2014no agreed direction
Religion very important28%% of respondents2014no agreed direction
Frequent prayer95.4%% of respondents2014no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions9.28%% of respondents2014no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated9.43%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share88.7%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share0.00186%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households12.7%% of households2017no agreed direction
One-person households9.43%% of households2017no agreed direction
Women in a union53.6%% of women aged 15-492017no agreed direction

demography

Median age23.5years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing29.6years2023no agreed direction
Population11,906,095people2025no agreed direction
Population growth1.13%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization55.6%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+4.79%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1430.8%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate2.63births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate21.9per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-32,052people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population0.2%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.554index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.337index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$2,678international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$3,001international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$1,111US$2025higher is better
GDP growth-2.71%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation28.6%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness15.9%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows0.0825%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption5.53%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Military spending0.0684%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture46.6%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion50.5%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling10.9years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling5.38years2023higher is better
Education spending0.965%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Primary enrollment184%% gross2016higher is better
Adult literacy68%% of adults2017higher is better
Compulsory schooling6years2025no agreed direction

environment

CO2 per capita0.298t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area12.3%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land65.1%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land8.6%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.618index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.932ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.403index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers22.2%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament2.54%% of seats2019higher is better
Married by 1814.9%% of women aged 20-242017higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index16index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)5rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share83.6%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating1,259per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.238index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.098index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.119index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type0regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.786index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.799index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.612index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.786index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.478index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration84.8%% of children under 52017higher is better
Control of corruption-1.54index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-1.6index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-2.02index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-1.46index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-1.26index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-1.2index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy65.1years2024higher is better
Infant mortality39per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality52.8per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending3.19%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate7.81per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds4.9per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Basic water access73.3%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation29.1%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting21.6%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility49.3births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality328per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance41.6%% of births2017higher is better
Alcohol consumption3.11litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use8%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths18.8per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians0.292per 1,000 people2022higher is better
DTP3 immunisation60%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence1.6%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence175per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality31.6%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women45.9%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending52.4%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment54.2%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity83.2%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity11.1%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index44index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index41.1index (0-100)2012higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate40.4%% of population2012higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users47.9%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions65.2per 100 people2022higher is better
Electricity access53.9%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population51.1%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband0.307per 100 people2022higher is better

labor

Informal employment91.6%% of employment2012higher is worse
Unemployment14.9%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation58.3%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation69.7%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study21.1%% of 15 to 24 year olds2012higher is worse
Vulnerable employment76%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust21.3%% of respondents2014higher is better
Self-reported happiness83.5%% of respondents2014higher is better
Life satisfaction3.62score (0-10)2020higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Haiti

Also in Latin America & Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, The, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico (US), Sint Maarten (Dutch part), St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Martin (French part), St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela, RB, Virgin Islands (U.S.).

Also lower middle income, in other regions: Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Arab Rep., Eswatini, Ghana, Guinea, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, West Bank and Gaza, and more on the full list of countries.