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

Health

see 23.6 times more spent on your healthcare

Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nauru spends $2,474 as of 2023.

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have 11.1% more access to essential health services

Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nauru scores 60 as of 2021.

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live 2.8 years less

In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 6.4 times more likely to be obese

In Haiti, 11.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 5.4 times more money

Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $14,640 as of 2025.

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Life

be 16.8% 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 Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 80.3% 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 Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.

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have 11.9% more children

In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 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 Nauru, 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 73.4% more likely to have internet access

In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nauru, about 83.0% do as of 2024.

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be 33.4% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Haiti, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Nauru, 98% of people do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 6.0 times more on education

Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Nauru spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 5.7 times more on healthcare

Haiti spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 98.3% less coastline

Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.

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Safety

be 74.4% less likely to die in a road accident

In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nauru, they kill 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 32.1 times more home broadband

Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Nauru: At a glance

Nauru is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 21 sq km. The exact origins of the Nauruans are unclear since their language does not resemble any other in the Pacific region. Germany annexed the island in 1888. A German-British consortium began mining the island's phosphate deposits early in the 20th century. Australian forces occupied Nauru in World War I; it subsequently became a League of Nations mandate. After the Second World War - and a brutal occupation by Japan - Nauru became a UN trust territory. It achieved independence in 1968 and joined the UN in 1999 as the world's smallest independent republic.
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