Haiti

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Haiti
Published: 2026

Region: Caribbean
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Currency: Haitian Gourde (HTG)
Density: 410 / km²

WRI Score 2026

34.62

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 210th
In Americas: 42nd
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 30%· KPMG / EY
40.6
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 410 / km²· UN WPP
8.0
Among the most densely populated places on the list.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $2,444· IMF WEO 2026
6.1
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 64 years· WHO / UN
16.8
Among the shortest average lifespans on this list.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.01 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
1.0
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 15%· ILO / SECO
44.0
Elevated unemployment.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0% of GDP· SIPRI
100.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
4.9
Among the weakest safety and rule-of-law composites on this list.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Haiti holds 210th of 211 with a WRI Score of 34.62 — sits near the bottom of the index. Its profile is defined by near-perfect military posture (100) and ideological neutrality (96), offset by tourism and lifestyle appeal, its clearest structural constraint.