Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
be 67.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uganda, 4.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
have 52.9% more doctors per person
Uganda has 1.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Haiti has 2.9 as of 2022.
have 10.2% more access to essential health services
Uganda scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Haiti scores 54 as of 2021.
live 3.4 years less
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 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 17.6% more likely to be obese
In Uganda, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 11.1% of people as of 2024.
see 24.5% less spent on your healthcare
Uganda spends $139 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Haiti spends $105 as of 2023.
be 42.0% more likely to die by suicide
Uganda has a suicide rate of 5.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Haiti, it is 7.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Uganda has a GDP per capita of $1,206 as of 2025, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,694 as of 2025.
be 5.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Uganda, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Haiti, that number is 14.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 92.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Uganda, approximately 170.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Haiti, 328.0 women do as of 2023.
have 36.3% fewer children
In Uganda, there are approximately 34.4 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 5.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 8.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Haiti, about 47.9% do as of 2024.
be 16.4% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Uganda, approximately 63% of people have access to drinking water (80% in urban areas, and 57% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 73% of people on average (85% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 62.5% less on education
Uganda spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Haiti spends 1.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 24.8% less on healthcare
Uganda spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Haiti, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 4.6 times more likely to be murdered
Uganda has a homicide rate of 9.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Haiti, that number is 41.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 95.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Uganda, road accidents kill 16.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Haiti, they kill 31.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 47.6% more home broadband
Uganda has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Haiti has 0.3 as of 2022.
live with 2.3 times more strain on fresh water
Uganda withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Haiti withdraws 13% as of 2022.
use 20.0% less electricity
Uganda uses 95 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Haiti uses 76 kWh as of 2022.
Environment
be 16.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Uganda, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Haiti, it causes 50.0 as of 2019.
emit 76.5% more CO2
Uganda emits 0.2 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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