Why Is Haiti So Poor? - Haiti History

1) Haiti has been a big victim of hurricanes since 2008.
2) 80% of the population is living in poverty.

3) Two thirds of the population is living off substience farming are vulnerable to tropical storms that ruin their crops and erode the land

4) Most of the population works in the farming division.

5) Not a lot of industries are found around Haiti, so to make money, most citizens have to sell old clothes, soap, and pencils

6) In the 17th and 18th centuries, Haiti was one of the richest countries in the world.

7) Haiti doesn't trade with other polity outside the country a lot.

8) There isn't a lot of coherent cash crop in Haiti since the plantations were separated into individual land parcels.

9) Haiti has a considerable lack of human natural resources.

10) The Haitian population doesn't have gread industry skills, therefore, Haiti wasn't allowed to trade with the rest of the world.