Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 74.4% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Rwanda, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
be 31.6% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Rwanda, that number is 2.5% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 34.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Rwanda, however, that number is 38.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 26.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 350.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Rwanda, 259.0 women do as of 2020.
be 23.0% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Rwanda, it is 75.9% as of 2021.
be 34.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 40.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Rwanda, on the other hand, 26.4 children do as of 2022.
have 24.7% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Rwanda, there are 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.1% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Rwanda, about 30.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Rwanda spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Rwanda, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Rwanda: At a glance
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