Governance

Haiti

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Women in parliament19972019
02.785.568.3311.119972019
Source: WB Gender
IndicatorValue
Electoral democracy index0.238 indexV-Dem [2025]
Liberal democracy index0.098 indexV-Dem [2025]
Government effectiveness-2.02 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Rule of law-1.6 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Control of corruption-1.54 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Voice & accountability-1.26 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Political stability-1.2 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Regulatory quality-1.46 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Cabinet fragmentation index0.496 indexWB DPI [2023]
Governing majority margin0.447 %WB DPI [2023]
Parties in executive cabinet46WB DPI [2023]
Women in parliament2.54 %WB Gender [2019]
Constitutional history supplementNo authoritative open source found
Legal systemcivil law system strongly influenced by Napoleonic CodeCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Suffrage (voting rights)18 years of age; universalCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive

many previous; latest adopted 10 March 1987, with substantial revisions in June 2012

Source: CIA World Factbook (Historical Archive — final edition) · CC0 · Edition 2026-05

How to read these indices

V-Dem democracy indices range from 0 to 1 — higher values mean stronger democratic institutions. World Bank WGI governance estimates range from about −2.5 to +2.5, where higher is better. These are comparative indices across countries, not absolute scores.

Section metadata

Data year2025
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage14/15
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • V-Dem
    vdem
    Edition: 2025
  • World Bank WGI
    world_bank_wgi
    Edition: 2024
  • WB DPI
    dpi_political_institutions
    Edition: 2023
  • WB Gender
    world_bank_gender
    Edition: 2026
  • CIA World Factbook
    cia_factbook
    Edition: 2025
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About this data

Haiti's governance on Databook compiles 14 indicators from 5 open datasets including V-Dem, World Bank WGI, WB DPI. Key figures include electoral democracy index (0.238 index), liberal democracy index (0.098 index). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.