It’s been 12 years since the earthquake struck Haiti, however, the country seems not fully recovered financially. Many citizens are still homeless and also many people are still struggling to rebuild their lives. Many factors create this stagnant situation that Haiti experienced. After the earthquake, the mixture of corruption and political turmoil became one of the reasons why after 12 years the condition in Haiti is not any better. Focusing on the article by “theguardian”, we can dig deeper into Haiti's post-earthquake condition. The author Tom Watkins explains that Gangs and vigilantes ruled the crucial transportation route of Haiti, there’s no single person in the institution that people can trust, and also Haiti's reliance on the US and international contractors make the recovery phase even slower (Watkins). The role of the gang affected the Haitian economy since many people became the victim of those armed gang members. One of the reasons why gangs still rule the streets of Haiti is because there’s no real army that can protect and resolve this internal matter. After the 1995 military coup, there was no official military force. Not until 2017, did Haiti's late president Jovenel Moïse reestablish the army, however only 500 troops were assembled, and compared to the gang members, that number was unmatched with the thousands of people that joined the gang. From regular people, until an ex-cop becomes a gang member (Watkins).

The reason why those people joined the gang member because the government was so corrupt and they felt that they could rule Haiti better than the current government. Other than that, it seems that the $13.5 billion foreign aid from the international community doesn't help the recovery process of Haiti. Corruption has become an epidemic that affects Haitian since a long time ago, and even until now in the eyes of foreign countries, Haiti has become one of the most corrupt countries. Michel Martelly and Jovenel Moïse are the two presidents that ruled from 2011 - to 2021. From both presidential periods, the condition of Haiti remains the same, where we can see the ruins of buildings and the poor health condition that the people have. The Haitian anti-corruption watchdog stated that in 2017, the $2 billion loan money that Haiti received from Venezuela's PetroCaribe oil loan programs was being embezzled during the Martelly presidency period, and Moïse became the recipient of million dollars from that deal (Watkins). The money from the deal was intended for the road rehabilitation program, however, until now the project remains unfinished. The citizens seemed unhappy with their condition, and they decided to protest. However, this anti-corruption protest led to a nation-wide kidnapping, massacre, and also political turmoil from 2019 until 2021. The worst yet to come was when president Moïse was assassinated in his residence in 2021, and until now the presidency seat remains empty. 

In contrast with what happened in Haiti after the earthquake, the Chilean government seems to handle this matter pretty efficiently and also they respond very quickly. Many factors support this superb government performance in Chile. Compared to Haiti, Chile is one of the most developed countries in Latin America. While Haiti GDP is $13.4 billion in 2020, Chile's GDP is $252.6 billion in 2020 (Wikipedia). Chile is not relying on aid money to recover compared to Haiti. Not only that, Chile already created a procedure for post-disaster recovery so they already know what to do. Meanwhile, in Haiti people can’t even evacuate themselves from earthquakes due to the lack of knowledge and education on earthquake preparedness.