Standard DRG Country Data Portrait on Haiti
- Haiti's deliberation indicators improved in the 1990s but have regressed recently, underperforming compared to peers.
- Women and disadvantaged groups are heavily excluded from political power distribution.
- Haiti performs at or above average among low-income countries on electoral democracy components.
- Rule of law in Haiti has struggled to improve, underperforming compared to peers.
- Haiti has seen little progress in reducing corruption, performing below average among low-income countries.
This standard country portrait on Haiti, prepared for USAID, examines key developments in democracy and governance since 1990. It utilizes data from the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) project, the World Bank, and other publicly available metrics to assess Haiti's progress towards self-reliance. The report analyzes various aspects of DRG, including consensus-building, inclusion of marginalized groups, political competition and accountability, rule of law and human rights, and government responsiveness and effectiveness. It also identifies key actors and institutions driving changes in these areas and explores potential entry points for future DRG strategies and programming, comparing Haiti's performance to other low-income countries.
How to cite
United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 2019, Standard DRG Country Data Portrait on Haiti, accessed via HaitiDocs, https://www.haitidocs.org/doc/usaid-2019-standard-drg-country-data-portrait