Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Moldova 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 Moldova, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
live 6.2 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Moldova, that number is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.
see 11.3 times more spent on your healthcare
Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Moldova spends $1,181 as of 2023.
have 13.8 times more doctors per person
Haiti has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Moldova has 40.2 as of 2023.
have 31.5% more access to essential health services
Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Moldova scores 71 as of 2021.
be 2.0 times more likely to be obese
In Haiti, 11.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Moldova, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2024.
be 81.0% more likely to die by suicide
Haiti has a suicide rate of 7.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Moldova, it is 14.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 90.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Moldova, that number is 1.5% as of 2025.
make 3.2 times more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Moldova, the GDP per capita is $8,622 as of 2025.
Life
be 94.2% 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 Moldova, 19.0 women do as of 2023.
be 61.3% 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 Moldova, on the other hand, 15.1 children do as of 2024.
have 51.7% fewer children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Moldova, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
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 Moldova, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 61.7% more likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Moldova, about 77.4% do as of 2024.
be 26.4% 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 Moldova, that number is 93% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 89% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 6.8 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Moldova spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Moldova, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 93.8% less likely to be murdered
Haiti has a homicide rate of 41.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Moldova, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 70.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Moldova, they kill 9.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 95.6 times more home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Moldova has 29.6 as of 2024.
use 31.6 times more electricity
Haiti uses 76 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2022. Moldova uses 2,412 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 16.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Haiti, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Moldova, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
emit 11.4 times more CO2
Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Moldova emits 3.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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