Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Missouri instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
live 9.1 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Missouri, that number is 75 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 19.4 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2023, while in Missouri, the GDP per capita is $56,344 as of 2024.
be 77.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Missouri, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Missouri, about 88.3% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
