If you lived in Haiti instead of Djibouti, you would:

Health

have 38.4% more doctors per person

Djibouti has 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Haiti has 2.9 as of 2022.

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have 22.7% more access to essential health services

Djibouti scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Haiti scores 54 as of 2021.

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be 77.8% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Djibouti, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.

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live 1.1 years less

In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 32.4% less spent on your healthcare

Djibouti spends $155 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Haiti spends $105 as of 2023.

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Economy

be 42.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Djibouti, 26.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Haiti, that number is 14.9% as of 2025.

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make 31.0% less money

Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $3,906 as of 2025, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,694 as of 2025.

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Life

be 2.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Djibouti, approximately 162.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Haiti, 328.0 women do as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 21.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Djibouti, approximately 65% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Haiti, that number is 51% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 3% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 26.7% less likely to have internet access

In Djibouti, approximately 65.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Haiti, about 47.9% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 39.9% more on healthcare

Djibouti spends 2.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Haiti, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 5.6 times more coastline

Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In Haiti, that number is 1,771 km.

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Safety

be 34.3% more likely to die in a road accident

In Djibouti, road accidents kill 23.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Haiti, they kill 31.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 78.9% less home broadband

Djibouti has 1.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Haiti has 0.3 as of 2022.

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live with 2.1 times more strain on fresh water

Djibouti withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Haiti withdraws 13% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 15.3% less likely to die from air pollution

In Djibouti, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Haiti, it causes 50.0 as of 2019.

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emit 61.0% less CO2

Djibouti emits 0.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Haiti: At a glance

Haiti is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 27,560 sq km. The native Taino - who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when it was discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 - were virtually annihilated by Spanish settlers within 25 years. In the early 17th century, the French established a presence on Hispaniola. In 1697, Spain ceded to the French the western third of the island, which later became Haiti. The French colony, based on forestry and sugar-related industries, became one of the wealthiest in the Caribbean but only through the heavy importation of African slaves and considerable environmental degradation. In the late 18th century, Haiti's nearly half million slaves revolted under Toussaint L'OUVERTURE. After a prolonged struggle, Haiti became the first post-colonial black-led nation in the world, declaring its independence in 1804. Currently the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti has experienced political instability for most of its history. After an armed rebellion led to the forced resignation and exile of President Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE in February 2004, an interim government took office to organize new elections under the auspices of the United Nations. Continued instability and technical delays prompted repeated postponements, but Haiti inaugurated a democratically elected president and parliament in May of 2006. This was followed by contested elections in 2010 that resulted in the election of Haiti's current President, Michel MARTELLY. A massive magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010 with an epicenter about 25 km (15 mi) west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Estimates are that over 300,000 people were killed and some 1.5 million left homeless. The earthquake was assessed as the worst in this region over the last 200 years.
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