Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 18.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2024.
see 61.1% more spent on your healthcare
Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Guinea spends $169 as of 2023.
be 38.3% less likely to die by suicide
Haiti has a suicide rate of 7.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Guinea, it is 4.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
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 Guinea, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
have 28.1% fewer doctors per person
Haiti has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guinea has 2.1 as of 2022.
have 25.9% less access to essential health services
Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea scores 40 as of 2021.
Economy
be 65.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
make 30.3% less money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $1,877 as of 2025.
Life
have 51.9% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 50.6% 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 Guinea, 494.0 women do as of 2023.
be 53.3% 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 Guinea, on the other hand, 59.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 30.4% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea, about 33.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 79.2% more on education
Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Guinea spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 15.7% more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 81.9% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
Safety
be 19.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea, they kill 37.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 89.8% less strain on fresh water
Haiti withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Guinea withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 96.8% less home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guinea has 0.0 as of 2022.
Environment
be 88.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Haiti, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea, it causes 94.0 as of 2019.
emit 16.7% more CO2
Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea 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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