If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Haiti, you would:

Health

be 81.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Haiti, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2024.

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live 7.3 years longer

In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 3.3 times more spent on your healthcare

Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kyrgyzstan spends $349 as of 2023.

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have 5.4 times more doctors per person

Haiti has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kyrgyzstan has 15.7 as of 2023.

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have 27.8% more access to essential health services

Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kyrgyzstan scores 69 as of 2021.

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be 12.9% less likely to die by suicide

Haiti has a suicide rate of 7.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, it is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 97.8% more likely to be obese

In Haiti, 11.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 22.0% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 76.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.

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make 14.4% more money

Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $3,081 as of 2025.

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Life

be 87.2% 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 Kyrgyzstan, 42.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 46.4% more likely to be literate

In Haiti, the literacy rate is 68.0% as of 2017. In Kyrgyzstan, it is 99.6% as of 2018.

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be 62.1% 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 Kyrgyzstan, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 11.6% fewer children

In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, there are 19.4 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 Kyrgyzstan, 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 92.3% more likely to have internet access

In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, about 92.0% do as of 2024.

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be 29.5% 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 Kyrgyzstan, that number is 95% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 7.1 times more on education

Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Kyrgyzstan spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 41.1% more on healthcare

Haiti spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 95.7% less likely to be murdered

Haiti has a homicide rate of 41.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2020.

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be 57.5% less likely to die in a road accident

In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, they kill 13.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 25.2 times more home broadband

Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Kyrgyzstan has 7.8 as of 2024.

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use 27.1 times more electricity

Haiti uses 76 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2022. Kyrgyzstan uses 2,069 kWh as of 2023.

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live with 3.7 times more strain on fresh water

Haiti withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kyrgyzstan withdraws 50% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 76.0% more likely to die from air pollution

In Haiti, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kyrgyzstan, it causes 88.0 as of 2019.

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emit 5.0 times more CO2

Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2018). How we calculate this

Kyrgyzstan: At a glance

Kyrgyzstan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 191,801 sq km. A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, most of Kyrgyzstan was formally annexed to Russia in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire in 1916 in which almost one-sixth of the Kyrgyz population was killed. Kyrgyzstan became a Soviet republic in 1936 and achieved independence in 1991 when the USSR dissolved. Nationwide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the ouster of President Askar AKAEV, who had run the country since 1990. Former prime minister Kurmanbek BAKIEV overwhelmingly won the presidential election in the summer of 2005. Over the next few years, he manipulated the parliament to accrue new powers for the presidency. In July 2009, after months of harassment against his opponents and media critics, BAKIEV won re-election in a presidential campaign that the international community deemed flawed. In April 2010, violent protests in Bishkek led to the collapse of the BAKIEV regime and his eventual fleeing to Minsk, Belarus. His successor, Roza OTUNBAEVA, served as transitional president until Almazbek ATAMBAEV was inaugurated in December 2011, marking the first peaceful transfer of presidential power in independent Kyrgyzstan's history. Continuing concerns include: the trajectory of democratization, endemic corruption, poor interethnic relations, and terrorism.
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