Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Zambia instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 64.3% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Zambia, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2016.
be 5.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Zambia, that number is 11.1% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 17.9% more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Zambia, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
be 63.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 40.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Zambia, that number is 15.0% as of 2008.
Life
be 55.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Zambia, 213.0 women do as of 2017.
be 40.5% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Zambia, it is 86.7% as of 2018.
have 65.1% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Zambia, there are 34.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 42.9% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Zambia, about 20.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Zambia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 12.8% more on healthcare
Haiti spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Zambia, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Zambia: At a glance
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