Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
be 9.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nicaragua, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 1.9% of people as of 2020.
live 8.8 years less
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Haiti, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 47.2% less money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
be 6.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Haiti, that number is 40.6% as of 2010.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Haiti, however, that number is 58.5% as of 2012.
Life
have 27.8% more children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Haiti, there are 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 198.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Haiti, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
be 25.3% less likely to be literate
In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Haiti, it is 61.7% as of 2016.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Haiti, on the other hand, 40.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 59.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nicaragua, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Haiti, that number is 39% of people on average (60% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 22.2% less likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Haiti, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% less on education
Nicaragua spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Haiti spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 44.0% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Haiti, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 94.6% more coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Haiti, that number is 1,771 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Haiti: At a glance
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