Statizoid

Centralization of Political Power Index in Haiti

Haiti: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.809 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.809
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
32nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.964
in 1957
All-time low
0.569
in 1996
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in Haiti, 1789–2025

00.20.40.60.81178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for centralization of political power index in Haiti is 0.809, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Haiti peaked at 0.964 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 0.569, in 1996.

Haiti ranks 32nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Haiti, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.949 —
1790 0.949 +0.0%
1791 0.949 +0.0%
1792 0.949 +0.0%
1793 0.949 +0.0%
1794 0.949 +0.0%
1795 0.949 +0.0%
1796 0.949 +0.0%
1797 0.949 +0.0%
1798 0.949 +0.0%
1799 0.949 +0.0%
1800 0.949 +0.0%
1801 0.949 +0.0%
1802 0.949 +0.0%
1803 0.949 +0.0%
1804 0.949 +0.0%
1805 0.949 +0.0%
1806 0.949 +0.0%
1807 0.949 +0.0%
1808 0.949 +0.0%
1809 0.949 +0.0%
1810 0.949 +0.0%
1811 0.949 +0.0%
1812 0.949 +0.0%
1813 0.949 +0.0%
1814 0.949 +0.0%
1815 0.949 +0.0%
1816 0.908 -4.3%
1817 0.913 +0.6%
1818 0.913 +0.0%
1819 0.913 +0.0%
1820 0.913 +0.0%
1821 0.913 +0.0%
1822 0.913 +0.0%
1823 0.913 +0.0%
1824 0.913 +0.0%
1825 0.913 +0.0%
1826 0.913 +0.0%
1827 0.913 +0.0%
1828 0.913 +0.0%
1829 0.913 +0.0%
1830 0.913 +0.0%
1831 0.913 +0.0%
1832 0.913 +0.0%
1833 0.913 +0.0%
1834 0.913 +0.0%
1835 0.913 +0.0%
1836 0.913 +0.0%
1837 0.913 +0.0%
1838 0.913 +0.0%
1839 0.913 +0.0%
1840 0.913 +0.0%
1841 0.913 +0.0%
1842 0.913 +0.0%
1843 0.913 +0.0%
1844 0.951 +4.2%
1845 0.951 +0.0%
1846 0.937 -1.5%
1847 0.937 +0.0%
1848 0.937 +0.0%
1849 0.937 +0.0%
1850 0.937 +0.0%
1851 0.937 +0.0%
1852 0.937 +0.0%
1853 0.937 +0.0%
1854 0.937 +0.0%
1855 0.937 +0.0%
1856 0.937 +0.0%
1857 0.937 +0.0%
1858 0.937 +0.0%
1859 0.937 +0.0%
1860 0.937 +0.0%
1861 0.937 +0.0%
1862 0.937 +0.0%
1863 0.937 +0.0%
1864 0.937 +0.0%
1865 0.937 +0.0%
1866 0.937 +0.0%
1867 0.937 +0.0%
1868 0.937 +0.0%
1869 0.937 +0.0%
1870 0.937 +0.0%
1871 0.937 +0.0%
1872 0.937 +0.0%
1873 0.937 +0.0%
1874 0.937 +0.0%
1875 0.937 +0.0%
1876 0.937 +0.0%
1877 0.937 +0.0%
1878 0.937 +0.0%
1879 0.937 +0.0%
1880 0.937 +0.0%
1881 0.937 +0.0%
1882 0.937 +0.0%
1883 0.937 +0.0%
1884 0.937 +0.0%
1885 0.937 +0.0%
1886 0.937 +0.0%
1887 0.937 +0.0%
1888 0.937 +0.0%
1889 0.937 +0.0%
1890 0.895 -4.5%
1891 0.895 +0.0%
1892 0.895 +0.0%
1893 0.895 +0.0%
1894 0.895 +0.0%
1895 0.895 +0.0%
1896 0.895 +0.0%
1897 0.895 +0.0%
1898 0.895 +0.0%
1899 0.895 +0.0%
1900 0.895 +0.0%
1901 0.895 +0.0%
1902 0.895 +0.0%
1903 0.895 +0.0%
1904 0.898 +0.3%
1905 0.898 +0.0%
1906 0.898 +0.0%
1907 0.898 +0.0%
1908 0.898 +0.0%
1909 0.898 +0.0%
1910 0.897 -0.1%
1911 0.902 +0.6%
1912 0.902 +0.0%
1913 0.902 +0.0%
1914 0.902 +0.0%
1915 0.905 +0.3%
1916 0.899 -0.7%
1917 0.899 +0.0%
1918 0.937 +4.2%
1919 0.937 +0.0%
1920 0.937 +0.0%
1921 0.936 -0.1%
1922 0.936 +0.0%
1923 0.936 +0.0%
1924 0.936 +0.0%
1925 0.936 +0.0%
1926 0.936 +0.0%
1927 0.936 +0.0%
1928 0.936 +0.0%
1929 0.936 +0.0%
1930 0.929 -0.7%
1931 0.893 -3.9%
1932 0.893 +0.0%
1933 0.893 +0.0%
1934 0.889 -0.4%
1935 0.865 -2.7%
1936 0.883 +2.1%
1937 0.875 -0.9%
1938 0.875 +0.0%
1939 0.875 +0.0%
1940 0.875 +0.0%
1941 0.875 +0.0%
1942 0.884 +1.0%
1943 0.884 +0.0%
1944 0.883 -0.1%
1945 0.883 +0.0%
1946 0.867 -1.8%
1947 0.867 +0.0%
1948 0.867 +0.0%
1949 0.867 +0.0%
1950 0.913 +5.3%
1951 0.875 -4.2%
1952 0.875 +0.0%
1953 0.875 +0.0%
1954 0.875 +0.0%
1955 0.875 +0.0%
1956 0.934 +6.7%
1957 0.964 +3.2%
1958 0.96 -0.4%
1959 0.96 +0.0%
1960 0.96 +0.0%
1961 0.96 +0.0%
1962 0.96 +0.0%
1963 0.96 +0.0%
1964 0.96 +0.0%
1965 0.96 +0.0%
1966 0.96 +0.0%
1967 0.96 +0.0%
1968 0.96 +0.0%
1969 0.96 +0.0%
1970 0.96 +0.0%
1971 0.955 -0.5%
1972 0.954 -0.1%
1973 0.954 +0.0%
1974 0.954 +0.0%
1975 0.954 +0.0%
1976 0.954 +0.0%
1977 0.954 +0.0%
1978 0.954 +0.0%
1979 0.954 +0.0%
1980 0.954 +0.0%
1981 0.954 +0.0%
1982 0.954 +0.0%
1983 0.954 +0.0%
1984 0.954 +0.0%
1985 0.954 +0.0%
1986 0.957 +0.3%
1987 0.833 -13.0%
1988 0.83 -0.4%
1989 0.886 +6.7%
1990 0.862 -2.7%
1991 0.771 -10.6%
1992 0.895 +16.1%
1993 0.895 +0.0%
1994 0.866 -3.2%
1995 0.594 -31.4%
1996 0.569 -4.2%
1997 0.569 +0.0%
1998 0.569 +0.0%
1999 0.569 +0.0%
2000 0.576 +1.2%
2001 0.589 +2.3%
2002 0.583 -1.0%
2003 0.583 +0.0%
2004 0.746 +28.0%
2005 0.831 +11.4%
2006 0.738 -11.2%
2007 0.572 -22.5%
2008 0.572 +0.0%
2009 0.576 +0.7%
2010 0.694 +20.5%
2011 0.696 +0.3%
2012 0.673 -3.3%
2013 0.689 +2.4%
2014 0.689 +0.0%
2015 0.707 +2.6%
2016 0.705 -0.3%
2017 0.684 -3.0%
2018 0.671 -1.9%
2019 0.696 +3.7%
2020 0.681 -2.2%
2021 0.72 +5.7%
2022 0.747 +3.8%
2023 0.804 +7.6%
2024 0.795 -1.1%
2025 0.809 +1.8%

Haiti compared with similar countries

  • Haiti's 0.809 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5475, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Haiti's 0.809 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.236, 3.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.949 0.949 0.949 1
1790s 0.949 0.949 0.949 10
1800s 0.949 0.949 0.949 10
1810s 0.9341 0.908 0.949 10
1820s 0.913 0.913 0.913 10
1830s 0.913 0.913 0.913 10
1840s 0.9302 0.913 0.951 10
1850s 0.937 0.937 0.937 10
1860s 0.937 0.937 0.937 10
1870s 0.937 0.937 0.937 10
1880s 0.937 0.937 0.937 10
1890s 0.895 0.895 0.895 10
1900s 0.8968 0.895 0.898 10
1910s 0.9082 0.897 0.937 10
1920s 0.9361 0.936 0.937 10
1930s 0.887 0.865 0.929 10
1940s 0.8752 0.867 0.884 10
1950s 0.9106 0.875 0.964 10
1960s 0.96 0.96 0.96 10
1970s 0.9547 0.954 0.96 10
1980s 0.923 0.83 0.957 10
1990s 0.7159 0.569 0.895 10
2000s 0.6366 0.572 0.831 10
2010s 0.6904 0.671 0.707 10
2020s 0.7593 0.681 0.809 6

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 29 Iran 0.834 compare
  2. 29 Kazakhstan 0.834 compare
  3. 31 Mauritania 0.826 compare
  4. 33 Algeria 0.806 compare
  5. 34 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.801 compare
  6. 35 Central African Republic 0.8 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for Haiti

All data for Haiti →

Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Haiti?
Centralization of political power index in Haiti was 0.809 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 0.964 in 1957.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 0.569 in 1996.
How does Haiti rank for centralization of political power index?
Haiti ranks 32nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Haiti data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 237 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Centralization of Political Power Index in Haiti. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/political-centralization-index/haiti/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/political-centralization-index/haiti/">Centralization of Political Power Index in Haiti</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Centralization of Political Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.