Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
see 21.0% more spent on your healthcare
Eritrea spends $87 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Haiti spends $105 as of 2023.
have 3.3 times more doctors per person
Eritrea has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Haiti has 2.9 as of 2022.
have 20.0% more access to essential health services
Eritrea scores 45 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Haiti scores 54 as of 2021.
be 41.0% less likely to die by suicide
Eritrea has a suicide rate of 13.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Haiti, it is 7.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 4.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Eritrea, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 3.8 years less
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Eritrea, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 11.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Haiti, that number is 14.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 11.2% less likely to be literate
In Eritrea, the literacy rate is 76.6% as of 2018. In Haiti, it is 68.0% as of 2017.
be 57.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 24.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Haiti, on the other hand, 39.0 children do as of 2024.
have 23.6% fewer children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Haiti, there are 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 80.0% more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Haiti, about 47.9% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 13.3% less on healthcare
Eritrea spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Haiti, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 20.7% less coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 km of coastline. In Haiti, that number is 1,771 km.
Safety
be 76.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Eritrea, road accidents kill 17.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Haiti, they kill 31.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 82.4% more home broadband
Eritrea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Haiti has 0.3 as of 2022.
live with 19.7% more strain on fresh water
Eritrea withdraws 11% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Haiti withdraws 13% as of 2022.
use 38.2% less electricity
Eritrea uses 123 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Haiti uses 76 kWh as of 2022.
Environment
be 35.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Eritrea, air pollution causes 78.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Haiti, it causes 50.0 as of 2019.
emit 36.4% more CO2
Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2018), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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