Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 16/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 51.1/100 #111
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.238
- HDI
- 0.554
- Regional blocs
- CARICOM
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Haiti | Vacant |
| Prime Minister of Haiti | Alix Didier Fils-Aimé (acting) |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 41.2/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 18.8/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.1% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 16 / 100
- Interpretation
- High corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.238
- Liberal
- 0.098
- Participatory
- 0.119
- Deliberative
- 0.195
- Egalitarian
- 0.076
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 51.1 / 100
- Global rank
- #111 / 180
- Rank change
- -18 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Amériques
- Political #82
- 48.6
- Economic #112
- 37.0
- Legal #92
- 60.7
- Social #64
- 67.2
- Safety #139
- 41.8
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51.1 | 111 | 48.6 | 37.0 | 60.7 | 67.2 | 41.8 |
| 2024 | 55.9 | 93 | 53.4 | 44.4 | 67.5 | 69.1 | 45.3 |
| 2023 | 57.4 | 99 | 59.4 | 48.2 | 70.0 | 73.4 | 36.0 |
| 2022 | 64.6 | 70 | 59.6 | 50.3 | 72.2 | 80.7 | 59.9 |
| 2021 | 68.9 | 87 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 69.8 | 83 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 54.7 |
| 2019 | 71.0 | 62 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 75.2 |
| 2018 | 73.2 | 60 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 73.6 | 53 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 83.9 |
| 2016 | 75.3 | 53 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 74.9 | 53 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 69.6 |
| 2014 | 76.5 | 47 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |
| 2013 | 75.9 | 49 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |