Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
be 37.3% less likely to be obese
In Liberia, 17.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 11.1% of people as of 2024.
have 64.0% more doctors per person
Liberia has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Haiti has 2.9 as of 2022.
have 20.0% more access to essential health services
Liberia scores 45 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Haiti scores 54 as of 2021.
be 77.8% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Liberia, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
see 55.1% less spent on your healthcare
Liberia spends $233 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Haiti spends $105 as of 2023.
be 30.8% more likely to die by suicide
Liberia has a suicide rate of 6.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Haiti, it is 7.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $915 as of 2025, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,694 as of 2025.
be 5.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Liberia, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Haiti, that number is 14.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 47.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 628.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Haiti, 328.0 women do as of 2023.
be 40.8% more likely to be literate
In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Haiti, it is 68.0% as of 2017.
be 38.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 63.2 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 28.3% fewer children
In Liberia, there are approximately 30.6 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 57.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (53% in urban areas, and 9% 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.
be 48.5% more likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 32.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Haiti, about 47.9% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 57.7% less on education
Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Haiti spends 1.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 75.5% less on healthcare
Liberia spends 13.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Haiti, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.1 times more coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Haiti, that number is 1,771 km.
Safety
be 2.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Liberia, road accidents kill 15.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Haiti, they kill 31.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 14.8% more home broadband
Liberia has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Haiti has 0.3 as of 2022.
live with 51.5 times more strain on fresh water
Liberia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Haiti withdraws 13% as of 2022.
Environment
be 16.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Liberia, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Haiti, it causes 50.0 as of 2019.
emit 100.0% more CO2
Liberia emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2017), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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