Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Yemen, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 4.3 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Yemen, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
see 61.2% more spent on your healthcare
Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Yemen spends $169 as of 2023.
be 46.1% less likely to die by suicide
Haiti has a suicide rate of 7.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Yemen, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 19.6% more likely to be obese
In Haiti, 11.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Yemen, that number is 13.3% of people as of 2024.
have 66.4% fewer doctors per person
Haiti has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Yemen has 1.0 as of 2023.
have 22.2% less access to essential health services
Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Yemen scores 42 as of 2021.
Economy
be 16.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Yemen, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2014.
be 15.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Yemen, that number is 17.3% as of 2025.
Life
be 64.0% 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 Yemen, 118.0 women do as of 2023.
be 13.3% 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 Yemen, on the other hand, 33.8 children do as of 2024.
have 56.6% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Yemen, there are 34.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 63.0% 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 Yemen, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 63.0% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Yemen, about 17.7% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 3.0 times more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Yemen, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 4.1 times more home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Yemen has 1.3 as of 2022.
use 17.7% more electricity
Haiti uses 76 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2022. Yemen uses 90 kWh as of 2023.
live with 12.7 times more strain on fresh water
Haiti withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Yemen withdraws 170% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 13.3% less CO2
Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Yemen emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Haiti, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Yemen, it causes 109.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2012–2014). How we calculate this
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