Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Burundi, you would:
Health
be 90.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Burundi, 1.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 1.9% of people as of 2020.
live 1.5 years less
In Burundi, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Haiti, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
be 4.2 times more likely to be obese
In Burundi, 5.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Haiti, that number is 22.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.0 times more money
Burundi has a GDP per capita of $700 as of 2020, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 39.9% fewer children
In Burundi, there are approximately 35.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Haiti, there are 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 3.5 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Burundi, approximately 11% of people have electricity access (66% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Haiti, that number is 39% of people on average (60% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 3.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Burundi, approximately 9.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Haiti, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 66.7% less on education
Burundi spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Haiti spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 41.2% less on healthcare
Burundi spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Haiti, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Haiti: At a glance
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