Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 92.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 1.9% of people as of 2020.
live 6.3 years longer
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022. In Haiti, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
be 37.6% more likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Haiti, that number is 22.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 61.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 37.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Haiti, that number is 14.6% as of 2023.
make 72.6% less money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $10,600 as of 2023, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2023.
Life
be 19.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Haiti, 350.0 women do as of 2020.
be 30.2% less likely to be literate
In Swaziland, the literacy rate is 88.4% as of 2018. In Haiti, it is 61.7% as of 2016.
Basic Needs
be 40.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Swaziland, approximately 82% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Haiti, that number is 49% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 3% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 33.9% less likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Haiti, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 72.0% less on education
Swaziland spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Haiti spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 49.2% less on healthcare
Swaziland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Haiti: At a glance
How big is Haiti compared to Swaziland? See an in-depth size comparison.