Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 59.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 1.9% of people as of 2020.
live 4.2 years less
In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 2.7 times more likely to be obese
In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Haiti, that number is 22.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 5.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Haiti, that number is 14.8% as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Haiti, however, that number is 58.5% as of 2012.
Life
be 47.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Tanzania, approximately 238.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Haiti, 350.0 women do as of 2020.
be 24.6% less likely to be literate
In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2021. In Haiti, it is 61.7% as of 2016.
have 34.8% fewer children
In Tanzania, there are approximately 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Haiti, there are 21.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Haiti, that number is 47% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 3% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 21.9% more likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Haiti, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 57.6% less on education
Tanzania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Haiti spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 13.2% less on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 24.4% more coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Haiti, that number is 1,771 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Haiti: At a glance
How big is Haiti compared to Tanzania? See an in-depth size comparison.