Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 31.7% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Zimbabwe, that number is 15.5% of people as of 2016.
be 6.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Zimbabwe, that number is 11.9% of people as of 2020.
live 2.6 years less
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Zimbabwe, that number is 63 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 72.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 40.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Zimbabwe, that number is 11.3% as of 2014.
be 34.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Zimbabwe, however, that number is 38.3% as of 2019.
Life
be 40.2% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Zimbabwe, it is 86.5% as of 2015.
be 28.7% 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 Zimbabwe, on the other hand, 28.5 children do as of 2022.
have 56.6% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Zimbabwe, there are 33.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 35.9% 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 Zimbabwe, that number is 53% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 17.1% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Zimbabwe, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Zimbabwe spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 63.8% more on healthcare
Haiti spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Zimbabwe, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Zimbabwe: At a glance
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