Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 54.6% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.
be 10.5% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2020.
live 3.7 years less
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 85.7% more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Cote d'Ivoire, the GDP per capita is $5,200 as of 2020.
be 76.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 40.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 9.4% as of 2013.
be 32.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Cote d'Ivoire, however, that number is 39.5% as of 2018.
Life
be 45.7% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 89.9% as of 2019.
have 34.0% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, there are 28.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 28.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cote d'Ivoire, 617.0 women do as of 2017.
be 39.1% more 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 Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, 55.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 94.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 39% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 76% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 29.8% less on healthcare
Haiti spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.2 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 70.9% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cote d'Ivoire: At a glance
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