Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 94.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 63.4% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 10.2 years less
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 48.3% less money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2023, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 30.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
Life
have 76.4% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 77.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 350.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 62.8% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 78.6% less on education
Haiti spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 70.8% more coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Haiti? See an in-depth size comparison.