Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 92.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 1.9% of people as of 2020.
live 6.3 years longer
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022. In Haiti, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
be 37.6% more likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Haiti, that number is 22.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 66.7% less money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
be 45.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Haiti, that number is 40.6% as of 2010.
Life
be 30.2% less likely to be literate
In Swaziland, the literacy rate is 88.4% as of 2018. In Haiti, it is 61.7% as of 2016.
Basic Needs
be 56.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Swaziland, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 87% 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 25.5% less likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 47.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Haiti, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 67.9% less on education
Swaziland spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Haiti spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 30.9% less on healthcare
Swaziland spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Haiti, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Haiti: At a glance
How big is Haiti compared to Swaziland? See an in-depth size comparison.