Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
be 15.6% less likely to be obese
In Tunisia, 26.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Haiti, that number is 22.7% of people as of 2016.
be 19.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tunisia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 1.9% of people as of 2020.
live 10.9 years less
In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 71.1% less money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2020, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Haiti, that number is 40.6% as of 2010.
be 3.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tunisia, 15.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Haiti, however, that number is 58.5% as of 2012.
Life
have 44.5% more children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Haiti, there are 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 11.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tunisia, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Haiti, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.6% less likely to be literate
In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2015. In Haiti, it is 61.7% as of 2016.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Tunisia, approximately 11.9 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 61.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tunisia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Haiti, 39% of the population do as of 2019.
be 51.4% less likely to have internet access
In Tunisia, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Haiti, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
be 22.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Tunisia, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 76% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 76.7% less on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Haiti spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 32.9% less on healthcare
Tunisia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Haiti, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 54.3% more coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 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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