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Summary: Haiti stands apart in the Caribbean, facing chronic instability, gang violence, and severe shortages of basic services. Weak governance, entrenched corruption, and decades of mismanaged aid have undermined development, while historical exploitation and repeated disasters worsened conditions. Compared with the Dominican Republic’s divergent path, Haiti shows poorer health, income, and security outcomes, despite cultural resilience and modest gains in education and child survival nationwide overall.
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A white American missionary visited Haiti in the early 1970s. Driving away from the airport in Port-au-Prince, he noticed a dead horse lying beside the road. Weeks later, when he returned to the airport to travel home, the dead horse was still there.
Things have gotten worse.
The population of Haiti is 95 percent black. This presents a enigma to anthropologists. How could the people who built Wakanda fail so miserably at building a black paradise in the Western hemisphere? The answer is: white people; mostly French.
The others in Haiti are mixed race (mulatto) of black and white with members of other races comprising a very small segment of the population.
Haiti is considered the poorest nation in the Americas and among the poorest in the world. Aside from Wakanda [I was joking. Wakanda is coming in the future.] the blacks who live in Haiti are the descendants of Pharaohs and queens of ancient Egypt who built pyramids. I'm still joking.
30 percent live on less than US $2.15 per day and 87.6% make less than $6.85 [source].
All joking aside, Haiti provides an anthropological study of black culture when left mostly to itself. The people regress to the norm. It's the black neighborhood of the Western hemisphere.
Here are ten things you would experience living in Haiti.
1. Few pristine beaches
While cruise ships do weigh anchor in Haiti, tourists find these beaches islands of paradise surrounded by sandy beaches on one side and muck on the other. When visiting Haiti, try to avoid the muck.
2. Escalating Violence
In recent years, the nation has grappled with escalating armed conflict, as powerful armed groups, including coalitions under figures like Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier, have expanded control over large parts of the capital and beyond. These groups have attacked key institutions, contributing to thousands of deaths and the mass displacement of civilians.
If you're the adventurous type, looking to make a few million dollars, and don't mind sludging through the muck, try finding Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier, put a bag over his head, and haul him back to the USA. The United States Department of State’s Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Cherizier [source].
3. No State Authority
As a conservative with a strong libertarian bent — "conservatarian" is my neologism — my heart warms upon hearing of limited government and free markets. Such economies thrive when the culture is marinated in ethics and maintains an average IQ of 100 or greater.
Haiti fails to fit the profile.
People groups with low levels of intelligence can't govern themselves. They require a strong central government without which the culture will regress into chaos. Imagine, for example, a kindergarten class with no adult supervision. That's Haiti.
Haiti's turmoil is blamed on a long history of political voids, where the dissolution or weakening of formal security forces created opportunities for non-state actors to fill the gap. It's a place where gangs open prisons and recruit prisoners, swelling the ranks of armed groups, while state authority remains minimal at best in a few areas. It's also blamed on the French who cut down all the trees in ages past.
4. No Basic Services
Bathing in a polluted creek is not a basic resource — assuming, of course, you bathe.
Reliable electricity, safe drinking water, and proper sanitation are scarce or nonexistent. Garbage accumulation is a common sight in urban areas, including dead horses. I once watched a documentary that explained the trash removal system: They haul away the garbage and dump it in another street.
Public health indicators reflect these conditions, with elevated child mortality rates and a life expectancy of roughly 64 years—well below regional norms.
The birth rate in Haiti is 2.66 births per woman. Compare that to Poland where the birth rate is about 1.16 birth per woman.
Hospitals exist, but are known for intermittent electricity, water shortages, and outdated equipment. They are crowded and reliant on international aid, religious organizations, and NGOs.
5. Limited Results from Billions in Aid
Unless you're a grifter, expect nothing from foreign aid.
International donors have channeled enormous resources into Haiti over decades, including billions of dollars from the United States, the United Nations, and other partners. These funds have supported humanitarian relief, peacekeeping missions, and development projects. However, lasting progress has proven elusive, often undermined by mismanagement, elite capture, and systemic corruption that erodes public trust and deters investment.
Kindergartners aren't good at managing resources.
6. A History of Natural Disasters
Commonly cited explanations for Haiti’s struggles include the legacy of colonial exploitation—France’s transformation of the territory into a plantation economy reliant on enslaved labor—and the heavy reparations imposed after independence in 1804. Repeated natural disasters, including hurricanes and earthquakes, have further devastated infrastructure.
However, these challenges are not unique to Haiti. The Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola, have faced similar environmental risks and historical upheavals. Apparently the French only denuded the Haitian half of the island.
7. Annoying Neighbors: Dominican Republic
A closer comparison reveals striking differences.
The Dominican Republic, under Rafael Trujillo’s authoritarian rule, invested heavily in roads, agriculture, industry, education, and health. Despite his brutality, these investments laid groundwork for future growth.
Following Trujillo’s death, the country transitioned toward more stable governance, market-oriented reforms, and clearer land tenure systems. Today, its per-capita income is several times higher than Haiti’s, life expectancy is roughly a decade longer, and health outcomes are significantly better.
It's still a dump, but the muck level is substantially lower.
And as a side note: The Dominican Republic's black population is modest, about 11 to 15 percent; about the same percentage as the USA; not that that has any impact on the country's well being.
8. Odd history
Living in Haiti means contending with sins of the past.
Haiti’s Duvalier era—from François “Papa Doc” to Jean-Claude “Baby Doc”—prioritized repression and personal enrichment over national development. Resources were diverted, institutions weakened, and economic growth stalled.
Baby Doc fled to France in February 1986 creating a muck-sucking vacuum that still exists today.
Even with corruption, Haiti fared substantially better during the Duvalier era as they kept the kindergartners in line.
9. No Sustainable Economic Structure
Haiti’s economic "structure" compounds its problems.
It seems that nobody knows who owns what.
Unclear land ownership limits access to credit and agricultural productivity, contributing to food import dependence.
Heavy reliance on external aid—sometimes forming a large share of the national budget—can also reduce incentives for internal reform, as NGOs and religious organizations attempt to provide essential services the state cannot.
Maybe, just maybe, the primary lack of resources is intelligence.
10. Vodou
You may have participated in one of those interactive dinner theater experiences in which diners are characters in who-dun-it plays.
Going to church in Haiti may be similar, only instead of a who-dun-it, it's a horror show.
Vodou, a syncretic faith blending African spiritual traditions with Catholicism, plays a central role in Haitian identity, art, and community life. While sometimes associated with fatalism, it also coexists with extraordinary resilience and creativity among practitioners.
Signs of Progress and the Path Forward
A more honest reckoning with realty transcends common excuses such as governance failures, corruption, and policy missteps. The underlying problem with Haiti is average low intelligence.
Dumping 20,000 uninvited Haitians in Springfield, Ohio is not recommended. It's akin to dropping an ice cube into hot coffee. It lowers the temperature or, in this analogy, lowers the overall IQ of Springfield.
Is there a solution? Yes. If highly intelligent, ethical people were encouraged to make babies, nature would replenish future generations with more productive populations.
No wonder the far left hates eugenics.
Meanwhile, mind your muck
Footnotes
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https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/haiti/overviewUnited Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Haiti: Situation Reports, United Nations, accessed 2025,
https://www.unocha.org/haitiCouncil on Foreign Relations, Violence and Gangs in Haiti, Council on Foreign Relations, accessed 2025,
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/violence-and-gangs-haitiUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Human Development Reports, United Nations, accessed 2025,
https://hdr.undp.orgEncyclopaedia Britannica, Haiti, Encyclopaedia Britannica, accessed 2025,
https://www.britannica.com/place/HaitiInter-American Development Bank, Haiti Country Strategy and Overview, Inter-American Development Bank, accessed 2025,
https://www.iadb.org/en/countries/haiti/overviewWorld Health Organization, Haiti: Country Health Profile, World Health Organization, accessed 2025,
https://www.who.int/countries/htiCentral Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook: Haiti, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, accessed 2025,
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/haiti/Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook: Dominican Republic, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, accessed 2025,
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/dominican-republic/
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