Human development index (Our World) in Haiti
Haiti: Human development index (Our World) was 0.554 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.554
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
166th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.561
in 2018
All-time low
0.452
in 2010
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index in Haiti, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 0.554 for human development index in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Haiti peaked at 0.561 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.452, in 2010.
That places Haiti 166th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index (Our World) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.461 | — |
| 1991 | 0.464 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.466 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.467 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.463 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.473 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.479 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.484 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.488 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.493 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.497 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.504 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.508 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.505 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.516 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.52 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.524 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.528 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.534 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.452 | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 0.536 | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 0.54 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.545 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.549 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.552 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.555 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.559 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.561 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.56 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.555 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.548 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.552 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.554 | +0.4% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.554 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.622, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.554 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.777, 71% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4738 | 0.461 | 0.493 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5136 | 0.497 | 0.534 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5409 | 0.452 | 0.561 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5523 | 0.548 | 0.555 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More reference data data for Haiti
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6522 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2643 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Haiti?
- Human development index in Haiti was 0.554 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.561 in 2018.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.452 in 2010.
- How does Haiti rank for human development index?
- Haiti ranks 166th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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