Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
have 39.0% more doctors per person
Guinea has 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Haiti has 2.9 as of 2022.
have 35.0% more access to essential health services
Guinea scores 40 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 Guinea, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
see 37.9% less spent on your healthcare
Guinea spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Haiti spends $105 as of 2023.
be 62.0% more likely to die by suicide
Guinea 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 43.5% more money
Guinea has a GDP per capita of $1,877 as of 2025, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,694 as of 2025.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Haiti, that number is 14.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 33.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea, approximately 494.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Haiti, 328.0 women do as of 2023.
be 34.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 59.8 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 34.2% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 33.3 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 43.7% more likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 33.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Haiti, about 47.9% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 44.2% less on education
Guinea spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Haiti spends 1.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 13.6% less on healthcare
Guinea 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 5.5 times more coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Haiti, that number is 1,771 km.
Safety
be 16.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea, road accidents kill 37.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Haiti, they kill 31.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 31.0 times more home broadband
Guinea has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Haiti has 0.3 as of 2022.
live with 9.8 times more strain on fresh water
Guinea withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Haiti withdraws 13% as of 2022.
Environment
be 46.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Guinea, air pollution causes 94.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Haiti, it causes 50.0 as of 2019.
emit 14.3% less CO2
Guinea emits 0.3 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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