Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
live 10.1 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
be 72.7% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.9 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in China, the GDP per capita is $16,400 as of 2020.
be 91.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 40.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In China, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
be 99.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In China, however, that number is 0.6% as of 2019.
Life
be 94.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In China, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 56.9% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In China, it is 96.8% as of 2018.
be 83.1% 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 China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.
have 53.0% fewer children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In China, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 39% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In China, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 100.0% more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In China, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
be 24.3% 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 China, that number is 95% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. China spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 14.9% more on healthcare
Haiti spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In China, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 8.2 times more coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
China: At a glance
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