Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
live 14.6 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 59.5% more likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 25.4 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2023, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $73,600 as of 2023.
be 75.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In United States, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
be 74.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In United States, however, that number is 15.1% as of 2010.
Life
be 94.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 350.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United States, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 87.1% 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 United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 42.5% fewer children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United States, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In United States, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In United States, about 92.0% do as of 2021.
be 30.6% 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 United States, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 4.4 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. United States spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 5.7 times more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In United States, that number is 18.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 11.3 times more coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United States: At a glance
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