Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
be 2.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Estonia, 0.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 1.9% of people as of 2020.
live 11.9 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Haiti, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 93.1% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2023, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Haiti, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Haiti, however, that number is 58.5% as of 2012.
Life
have 2.6 times more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Haiti, there are 21.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 70.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Haiti, 350.0 women do as of 2020.
be 38.2% less likely to be literate
In Estonia, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2021. In Haiti, it is 61.7% as of 2016.
be 11.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Haiti, on the other hand, 40.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 50.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Estonia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Haiti, 49% of the population do as of 2022.
be 59.4% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Haiti, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
be 23.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Estonia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 76% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 78.8% less on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Haiti spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 57.7% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 53.3% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Haiti, that number is 1,771 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Haiti: At a glance
How big is Haiti compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.