Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 1.2 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
see 3.1 times more spent on your healthcare
Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Afghanistan spends $330 as of 2023.
be 53.9% less likely to die by suicide
Haiti has a suicide rate of 7.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Afghanistan, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 84.6% more likely to be obese
In Haiti, 11.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.
have 24.1% less access to essential health services
Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Afghanistan scores 41 as of 2021.
Economy
be 10.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Afghanistan, that number is 13.3% as of 2025.
make 84.5% less money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Afghanistan, the GDP per capita is $417 as of 2024.
Life
have 59.6% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Afghanistan, there are 35.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 58.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 328.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Afghanistan, 521.0 women do as of 2023.
be 23.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 39.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Afghanistan, on the other hand, 48.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 66.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 3% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 85% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 10.2% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Haiti, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water (85% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 81% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2024.
be 66.4% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Afghanistan, about 16.1% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.0 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Afghanistan spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 4.7 times more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 15.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 90.2% less likely to be murdered
Haiti has a homicide rate of 41.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 4.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 23.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Afghanistan, they kill 24.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 74.2% less home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Afghanistan has 0.1 as of 2023.
live with 4.1 times more strain on fresh water
Haiti withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Afghanistan withdraws 55% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Haiti, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Afghanistan, it causes 143.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2020). How we calculate this
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