Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
be 3.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In El Salvador, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 1.9% of people as of 2020.
live 9.4 years less
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Haiti, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 65.4% less money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2020, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
be 5.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Haiti, that number is 40.6% as of 2010.
be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Haiti, however, that number is 58.5% as of 2012.
Life
have 18.2% more children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Haiti, there are 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 10.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Haiti, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
be 30.8% less likely to be literate
In El Salvador, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Haiti, it is 61.7% as of 2016.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Haiti, on the other hand, 40.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 59.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In El Salvador, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 93% 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 36.4% less likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Haiti, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
be 22.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In El Salvador, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 76% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% less on education
El Salvador spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Haiti spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 34.7% less on healthcare
El Salvador spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Haiti, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.8 times more coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 km of coastline. In Haiti, that number is 1,771 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Haiti: At a glance
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