Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 56.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Benin, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2024.
see 31.6% more spent on your healthcare
Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Benin spends $138 as of 2023.
live 4.2 years less
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Benin, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
have 26.0% fewer doctors per person
Haiti has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Benin has 2.2 as of 2023.
have 29.6% less access to essential health services
Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Benin scores 38 as of 2021.
Economy
be 89.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Benin, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 38.5% less money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $1,658 as of 2025.
Life
have 52.3% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Benin, there are 33.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 57.9% 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 Benin, 518.0 women do as of 2023.
be 15.9% 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 Benin, on the other hand, 45.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.1% 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 Benin, that number is 57% of people on average (70% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 29.0% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Benin, about 34.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.4 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Benin spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 93.2% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
Safety
be 20.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Benin, they kill 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 92.7% less strain on fresh water
Haiti withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Benin withdraws 1% as of 2022.
use 50.4% more electricity
Haiti uses 76 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2022. Benin uses 115 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 54.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Haiti, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Benin, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
emit 63.3% more CO2
Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Benin emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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