Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 27.3% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Swaziland, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2016.
be 14.1 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Swaziland, that number is 26.8% of people as of 2020.
live 6.3 years less
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Swaziland, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.7 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2023, while in Swaziland, the GDP per capita is $10,600 as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Swaziland, that number is 37.6% as of 2023.
Life
be 43.3% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Swaziland, it is 88.4% as of 2018.
be 24.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 350.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Swaziland, 437.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 66.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 3% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Swaziland, that number is 82% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 51.3% more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Swaziland, about 59.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 3.6 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Swaziland spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 97.0% more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Swaziland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Swaziland: At a glance
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