If you lived in Estonia 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 Estonia, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2024.

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live 14.2 years longer

In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 35.7 times more spent on your healthcare

Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Estonia spends $3,741 as of 2024.

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have 11.9 times more doctors per person

Haiti has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Estonia has 34.7 as of 2022.

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have 46.3% more access to essential health services

Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Estonia scores 79 as of 2021.

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be 82.4% more likely to be obese

In Haiti, 11.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2024.

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be 91.3% more likely to die by suicide

Haiti has a suicide rate of 7.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Estonia, it is 14.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 44.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Estonia, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.

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make 12.8 times more money

Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $34,418 as of 2025.

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Life

be 98.5% 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 Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 96.2% less 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 1.5 children do as of 2024.

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have 67.6% fewer children

In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 94.9% 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 Estonia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 92.7% more likely to have internet access

In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Estonia, about 92.2% do as of 2024.

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be 36.4% 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 Estonia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 5.4 times more on education

Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 2.5 times more on healthcare

Haiti spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2024.

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Geography

see 2.1 times more coastline

Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

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Safety

be 96.3% less likely to be murdered

Haiti has a homicide rate of 41.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 85.9% less likely to die in a road accident

In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Estonia, they kill 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 114.0 times more home broadband

Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Estonia has 35.4 as of 2024.

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use 69.5 times more electricity

Haiti uses 76 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2022. Estonia uses 5,298 kWh as of 2024.

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Environment

be 74.0% less likely to die from air pollution

In Haiti, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Estonia, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.

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emit 25.9 times more CO2

Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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