What is women's political empowerment index in Haiti?

Women's political empowerment index in Haiti was 0.403 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Haiti?

The highest recorded value was 0.511 in 2011.

What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Haiti?

The lowest recorded value was 0.07 in 1789.

How does Haiti rank for women's political empowerment index?

Haiti ranks 160th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's political empowerment index rising or falling in Haiti?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Haiti data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Political Empowerment Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Haiti

Name: Women's Political Empowerment Index in Haiti
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Haiti: Women's Political Empowerment Index was 0.403 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.403

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

160th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.511

in 2011

All-time low

0.07

in 1789

Years of data

198

1789–2025

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Haiti, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, women's political empowerment index in Haiti stood at 0.403.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's political empowerment index in Haiti peaked at 0.511 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.07, in 1789.

That places Haiti 160th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 198 years of available data.

Women's Political Empowerment Index in Haiti, year by year

Annual values for Women's Political Empowerment Index in Haiti, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.07	—
1790	0.076	+8.6%
1791	0.204	+168.4%
1792	0.204	+0.0%
1793	0.204	+0.0%
1794	0.232	+13.7%
1795	0.093	-59.9%
1796	0.093	+0.0%
1797	0.093	+0.0%
1798	0.093	+0.0%
1799	0.08	-14.0%
1800	0.08	+0.0%
1801	0.08	+0.0%
1802	0.08	+0.0%
1803	0.08	+0.0%
1804	0.08	+0.0%
1805	0.08	+0.0%
1806	0.08	+0.0%
1807	0.117	+46.3%
1808	0.117	+0.0%
1809	0.117	+0.0%
1810	0.117	+0.0%
1811	0.117	+0.0%
1812	0.117	+0.0%
1813	0.117	+0.0%
1814	0.117	+0.0%
1815	0.117	+0.0%
1844	0.243	+107.7%
1845	0.243	+0.0%
1846	0.243	+0.0%
1847	0.243	+0.0%
1848	0.215	-11.5%
1849	0.215	+0.0%
1850	0.215	+0.0%
1851	0.215	+0.0%
1852	0.215	+0.0%
1853	0.215	+0.0%
1854	0.215	+0.0%
1855	0.215	+0.0%
1856	0.215	+0.0%
1857	0.215	+0.0%
1858	0.215	+0.0%
1859	0.215	+0.0%
1860	0.256	+19.1%
1861	0.256	+0.0%
1862	0.256	+0.0%
1863	0.256	+0.0%
1864	0.256	+0.0%
1865	0.256	+0.0%
1866	0.256	+0.0%
1867	0.256	+0.0%
1868	0.256	+0.0%
1869	0.256	+0.0%
1870	0.256	+0.0%
1871	0.256	+0.0%
1872	0.236	-7.8%
1873	0.236	+0.0%
1874	0.236	+0.0%
1875	0.236	+0.0%
1876	0.236	+0.0%
1877	0.236	+0.0%
1878	0.236	+0.0%
1879	0.236	+0.0%
1880	0.236	+0.0%
1881	0.236	+0.0%
1882	0.236	+0.0%
1883	0.236	+0.0%
1884	0.236	+0.0%
1885	0.236	+0.0%
1886	0.236	+0.0%
1887	0.236	+0.0%
1888	0.236	+0.0%
1900	0.236	+0.0%
1901	0.236	+0.0%
1902	0.236	+0.0%
1903	0.236	+0.0%
1904	0.236	+0.0%
1905	0.236	+0.0%
1906	0.236	+0.0%
1907	0.236	+0.0%
1908	0.236	+0.0%
1909	0.236	+0.0%
1910	0.236	+0.0%
1911	0.236	+0.0%
1912	0.23	-2.5%
1913	0.23	+0.0%
1914	0.23	+0.0%
1915	0.231	+0.4%
1916	0.231	+0.0%
1917	0.231	+0.0%
1918	0.231	+0.0%
1919	0.231	+0.0%
1920	0.231	+0.0%
1921	0.231	+0.0%
1922	0.231	+0.0%
1923	0.231	+0.0%
1924	0.231	+0.0%
1925	0.231	+0.0%
1926	0.231	+0.0%
1927	0.231	+0.0%
1928	0.231	+0.0%
1929	0.231	+0.0%
1930	0.231	+0.0%
1931	0.231	+0.0%
1932	0.231	+0.0%
1933	0.231	+0.0%
1934	0.246	+6.5%
1935	0.243	-1.2%
1936	0.243	+0.0%
1937	0.243	+0.0%
1938	0.243	+0.0%
1939	0.243	+0.0%
1940	0.243	+0.0%
1941	0.243	+0.0%
1942	0.243	+0.0%
1943	0.243	+0.0%
1944	0.243	+0.0%
1945	0.243	+0.0%
1946	0.243	+0.0%
1947	0.255	+4.9%
1948	0.255	+0.0%
1949	0.255	+0.0%
1950	0.255	+0.0%
1951	0.255	+0.0%
1952	0.255	+0.0%
1953	0.255	+0.0%
1954	0.255	+0.0%
1955	0.255	+0.0%
1956	0.255	+0.0%
1957	0.246	-3.5%
1958	0.22	-10.6%
1959	0.22	+0.0%
1960	0.22	+0.0%
1961	0.24	+9.1%
1962	0.24	+0.0%
1963	0.24	+0.0%
1964	0.24	+0.0%
1965	0.24	+0.0%
1966	0.24	+0.0%
1967	0.257	+7.1%
1968	0.257	+0.0%
1969	0.257	+0.0%
1970	0.257	+0.0%
1971	0.265	+3.1%
1972	0.269	+1.5%
1973	0.245	-8.9%
1974	0.245	+0.0%
1975	0.245	+0.0%
1976	0.245	+0.0%
1977	0.245	+0.0%
1978	0.245	+0.0%
1979	0.253	+3.3%
1980	0.253	+0.0%
1981	0.253	+0.0%
1982	0.253	+0.0%
1983	0.231	-8.7%
1984	0.232	+0.4%
1985	0.268	+15.5%
1986	0.24	-10.4%
1987	0.349	+45.4%
1988	0.353	+1.1%
1989	0.353	+0.0%
1990	0.367	+4.0%
1991	0.415	+13.1%
1992	0.369	-11.1%
1993	0.369	+0.0%
1994	0.418	+13.3%
1995	0.495	+18.4%
1996	0.495	+0.0%
1997	0.495	+0.0%
1998	0.495	+0.0%
1999	0.496	+0.2%
2000	0.496	+0.0%
2001	0.496	+0.0%
2002	0.496	+0.0%
2003	0.491	-1.0%
2004	0.456	-7.1%
2005	0.456	+0.0%
2006	0.46	+0.9%
2007	0.496	+7.8%
2008	0.497	+0.2%
2009	0.497	+0.0%
2010	0.509	+2.4%
2011	0.511	+0.4%
2012	0.511	+0.0%
2013	0.498	-2.5%
2014	0.498	+0.0%
2015	0.487	-2.2%
2016	0.487	+0.0%
2017	0.472	-3.1%
2018	0.465	-1.5%
2019	0.473	+1.7%
2020	0.445	-5.9%
2021	0.429	-3.6%
2022	0.403	-6.1%
2023	0.391	-3.0%
2024	0.402	+2.8%
2025	0.403	+0.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.07	0.07	0.07	1
1790s	0.1372	0.076	0.232	10
1800s	0.0911	0.08	0.117	10
1810s	0.117	0.117	0.117	6
1840s	0.2337	0.215	0.243	6
1850s	0.215	0.215	0.215	10
1860s	0.256	0.256	0.256	10
1870s	0.24	0.236	0.256	10
1880s	0.236	0.236	0.236	9
1900s	0.236	0.236	0.236	10
1910s	0.2317	0.23	0.236	10
1920s	0.231	0.231	0.231	10
1930s	0.2385	0.231	0.246	10
1940s	0.2466	0.243	0.255	10
1950s	0.2471	0.22	0.255	10
1960s	0.2431	0.22	0.257	10
1970s	0.2514	0.245	0.269	10
1980s	0.2785	0.231	0.353	10
1990s	0.4414	0.367	0.496	10
2000s	0.4841	0.456	0.497	10
2010s	0.4911	0.465	0.511	10
2020s	0.4122	0.391	0.445	6

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More gender data for Haiti

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,621 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2535 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,690 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,104 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 121,488 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 123,595 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 120,890 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 123,292 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 120,776 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 123,151 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's political empowerment index in Haiti?: Women's political empowerment index in Haiti was 0.403 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's political empowerment index recorded in Haiti?: The highest recorded value was 0.511 in 2011.
What is the lowest women's political empowerment index recorded in Haiti?: The lowest recorded value was 0.07 in 1789.
How does Haiti rank for women's political empowerment index?: Haiti ranks 160th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's political empowerment index rising or falling in Haiti?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Haiti data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Political Empowerment Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Women's Political Empowerment Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.