Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Haiti
Haiti: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.743 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Haiti, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Haiti is 0.743, measured in 2025.
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. gdp per capita in Haiti peaked at 0.815 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.123, in 1959.
Haiti ranks 87th of 174 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. GDP per capita in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.413 | — |
| 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 0.645, 1.2× the median. (45 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)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +135.0% | 0.22 | 0.517 |
| 1986 | +64.2% | 0.134 | 0.22 |
| 1995 | +58.2% | 0.455 | 0.72 |
| 1957 | -49.7% | 0.394 | 0.198 |
| 1958 | -36.9% | 0.198 | 0.125 |
| 1992 | -25.3% | 0.572 | 0.427 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.4137 | 0.413 | 0.416 | 4 |
| 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
More economy & growth data for Haiti
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.3989 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -27.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 5.08 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -31.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 3.71 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0061 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Haiti?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita 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. gdp per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.815 in 2007.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.123 in 1959.
- How does Haiti rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Haiti ranks 87th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita 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. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.