Haiti is a Caribbean country with a population of
approximately 11 million people, 50.4 % of whom
are female. Haiti’s progress in economic and social
development has been impeded by persistent political
instability, surging violence, and record-high levels
of insecurity, all of which amplify its fragility. In the
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, Haiti
remains the poorest country and one of the poorest
in the world, with a GNI per capita of US$1,420 in
2021, the lowest in the LAC region compared to the
average of US$15,092. The country ranked 163rd out
of 191 nations on the UN’s Human Development Index