Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 93.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 23.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 0.9 years longer
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 67 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 62.4% less likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 29.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 11.1% of people as of 2024.
be 71.3% less likely to die by suicide
Swaziland has a suicide rate of 27.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Haiti, it is 7.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 88.6% less spent on your healthcare
Swaziland spends $922 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Haiti spends $105 as of 2023.
have 47.6% fewer doctors per person
Swaziland has 5.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Haiti has 2.9 as of 2022.
Economy
be 56.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 34.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Haiti, that number is 14.9% as of 2025.
make 34.4% less money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $4,108 as of 2025, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,694 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Swaziland, approximately 118.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Haiti, 328.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 40.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Swaziland, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 85% 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 24.5% less likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 63.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Haiti, about 47.9% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 84.1% less on education
Swaziland spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Haiti spends 1.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 57.5% less on healthcare
Swaziland spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Haiti, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 3.3 times more likely to be murdered
Swaziland has a homicide rate of 12.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Haiti, that number is 41.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 26.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Swaziland, road accidents kill 24.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Haiti, they kill 31.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 82.7% less strain on fresh water
Swaziland withdraws 78% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Haiti withdraws 13% as of 2022.
find 87.6% less home broadband
Swaziland has 2.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Haiti has 0.3 as of 2022.
use 93.6% less electricity
Swaziland uses 1,200 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Haiti uses 76 kWh as of 2022.
Environment
be 24.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Swaziland, air pollution causes 66.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Haiti, it causes 50.0 as of 2019.
emit 65.9% less CO2
Swaziland emits 0.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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