Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Zambia instead of Haiti, you would:

Health

be 64.3% less likely to be obese

In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Zambia, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2016.

be 5.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Zambia, that number is 11.1% of people as of 2020.

Economy

make 27.6% more money

Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2023, while in Zambia, the GDP per capita is $3,700 as of 2023.

be 59.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Haiti, 14.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Zambia, that number is 5.9% as of 2023.

Life

be 61.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Haiti, approximately 350.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Zambia, 135.0 women do as of 2020.

be 40.5% more likely to be literate

In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Zambia, it is 86.7% as of 2018.

have 60.8% more children

In Haiti, there are approximately 21.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Zambia, there are 34.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 46.2% less likely to have internet access

In Haiti, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Zambia, about 21.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.6 times more on education

Haiti spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Zambia spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 69.7% more on healthcare

Haiti spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Zambia, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Zambia: At a glance

Zambia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 743,398 sq km. The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the [British] South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the UK in 1923. During the 1920s and 1930s, advances in mining spurred development and immigration. The name was changed to Zambia upon independence in 1964. In the 1980s and 1990s, declining copper prices, economic mismanagement and a prolonged drought hurt the economy. Elections in 1991 brought an end to one-party rule, but the subsequent vote in 1996 saw blatant harassment of opposition parties. The election in 2001 was marked by administrative problems with three parties filing a legal petition challenging the election of ruling party candidate Levy MWANAWASA. MWANAWASA was reelected in 2006 in an election that was deemed free and fair. Upon his abrupt death in August 2008, he was succeeded by his vice president, Rupiah BANDA, who subsequently won a special presidential by-election in October 2008. Michael SATA was elected president in September 2011.
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