Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
be 10.1% less likely to be obese
In Gambia, 12.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 11.1% of people as of 2024.
see 11.3% more spent on your healthcare
Gambia spends $94 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Haiti spends $105 as of 2023.
have 3.2 times more doctors per person
Gambia has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Haiti has 2.9 as of 2022.
have 17.4% more access to essential health services
Gambia scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Haiti scores 54 as of 2021.
be 23.1% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gambia, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 0.9 years less
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 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 62.4% more likely to die by suicide
Gambia has a suicide rate of 4.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Haiti, it is 7.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $919 as of 2025, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,694 as of 2025.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Gambia, 6.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Haiti, that number is 14.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 19.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 32.7 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 26.5% fewer children
In Gambia, there are approximately 29.9 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 23.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (85% in urban areas, and 35% 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.
be 15.8% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Gambia, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water (92% in urban areas, and 78% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 73% of people on average (85% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 65.8% less on education
Gambia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Haiti spends 1.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 10.4% more on healthcare
Gambia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Haiti, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 22.1 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Haiti, that number is 1,771 km.
Safety
be 42.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Gambia, road accidents kill 22.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Haiti, they kill 31.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 40.4% less home broadband
Gambia has 0.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Haiti has 0.3 as of 2022.
live with 6.1 times more strain on fresh water
Gambia withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Haiti withdraws 13% as of 2022.
Environment
be 44.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Gambia, air pollution causes 90.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Haiti, it causes 50.0 as of 2019.
emit 66.7% more CO2
Gambia emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Haiti: At a glance
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