Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 43.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
live 1.1 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
see 48.0% more spent on your healthcare
Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Djibouti spends $155 as of 2023.
have 27.7% fewer doctors per person
Haiti has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Djibouti has 2.1 as of 2022.
have 18.5% less access to essential health services
Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Djibouti scores 44 as of 2021.
Economy
make 45.0% more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $3,906 as of 2025.
be 74.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Djibouti, that number is 26.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 50.6% less 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 Djibouti, 162.0 women do as of 2023.
be 10.3% 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 Djibouti, on the other hand, 43.0 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 27.1% 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 Djibouti, that number is 65% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 36.4% more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Djibouti, about 65.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 28.5% less on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Djibouti, that number is 2.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 82.3% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Djibouti, that number is 314 km.
Safety
be 25.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Djibouti, they kill 23.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 4.7 times more home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Djibouti has 1.5 as of 2023.
live with 52.7% less strain on fresh water
Haiti withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Djibouti withdraws 6% as of 2022.
Environment
be 18.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Haiti, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Djibouti, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.6 times more CO2
Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Djibouti emits 0.8 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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