Relationship dossier
Benin
Haiti
Relationship assessment
Benin expressed solidarity with Haiti through a post-earthquake citizenship offer; the wider bilateral relationship is unclear.
Benin toward Haiti
+15After Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, Benin’s government offered citizenship to Haitians of African descent, expressing solidarity with Haiti. The scope and implementation of the offer are unclear.
Haiti toward Benin
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Benin has expressed solidarity with Haiti through a government offer to grant citizenship to Haitians of African descent after the 2010 earthquake. The scope and implementation of that offer, and other direct bilateral cooperation, are unclear. Information about Haitian government cooperation with Benin is insufficient to assess the relationship.
Key developments
Benin offered citizenship to Haitians of African descent following Haiti’s earthquake.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Benin’s citizenship offer to Haitians are unclear.
- Details of Haitian government cooperation with Benin are limited.