Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Tanzania, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
see 13.7% more spent on your healthcare
Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tanzania spends $119 as of 2023.
be 34.7% less likely to die by suicide
Haiti has a suicide rate of 7.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Tanzania, it is 5.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Tanzania, that number is 3.5% of people as of 2024.
have 54.1% fewer doctors per person
Haiti has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Tanzania has 1.3 as of 2022.
have 20.4% less access to essential health services
Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tanzania scores 43 as of 2021.
Economy
be 89.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tanzania, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 51.0% less money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $1,319 as of 2025.
Life
be 15.9% 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 Tanzania, 276.0 women do as of 2023.
be 26.4% 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 Tanzania, on the other hand, 28.7 children do as of 2024.
have 58.6% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tanzania, there are 34.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 34.9% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tanzania, about 31.2% do as of 2024.
be 11.9% less 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 Tanzania, that number is 65% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.3 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tanzania spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 19.6% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.
Safety
be 90.9% less likely to be murdered
Haiti has a homicide rate of 41.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 49.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tanzania, they kill 15.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 77.0% more electricity
Haiti uses 76 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2022. Tanzania uses 135 kWh as of 2023.
find 19.4% less home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Tanzania has 0.2 as of 2024.
Environment
be 28.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Haiti, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tanzania, it causes 36.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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