Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 46.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 1.3 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
see 61.8% less spent on your healthcare
Kenya spends $274 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Haiti spends $105 as of 2023.
be 70.5% more likely to die by suicide
Kenya has a suicide rate of 4.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Haiti, it is 7.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 14.0% more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $2,363 as of 2025, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,694 as of 2025.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Haiti, that number is 14.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 149.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Haiti, 328.0 women do as of 2023.
be 14.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 34.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Haiti, on the other hand, 39.0 children do as of 2024.
have 18.7% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Haiti, there are 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 36.8% more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Haiti, about 47.9% do as of 2024.
be 11.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 66% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 73% of people on average (85% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2024.
be 32.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Haiti, that number is 51% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 3% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 76.1% less on education
Kenya spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Haiti spends 1.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 26.7% less on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Haiti, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.3 times more coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Haiti, that number is 1,771 km.
Safety
be 8.4 times more likely to be murdered
Kenya has a homicide rate of 4.9 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Haiti, that number is 41.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 11.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Kenya, road accidents kill 28.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Haiti, they kill 31.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 59.7% less strain on fresh water
Kenya withdraws 33% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Haiti withdraws 13% as of 2022.
find 89.8% less home broadband
Kenya has 3.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Haiti has 0.3 as of 2022.
use 61.0% less electricity
Kenya uses 195 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Haiti uses 76 kWh as of 2022.
Environment
emit 21.1% less CO2
Kenya emits 0.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 51.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Kenya, air pollution causes 33.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Haiti, it causes 50.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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