Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gambia instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
be 54.6% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 16.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Gambia, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2015.
make 21.4% less money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
Life
have 36.3% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gambia, there are 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 24.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gambia, 597.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.7% less likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Gambia, it is 50.8% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 25.6% 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 Gambia, that number is 49% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 17.0% 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 Gambia, that number is 90% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 19.1% less on healthcare
Haiti spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 70.6% more on education
Haiti spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Gambia spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.5% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Gambia: At a glance
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