Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
live 9.2 years less
In Vanuatu, 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
be 23.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 1999. In Haiti, that number is 40.6% as of 2010.
Life
be 6.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Vanuatu, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Haiti, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
be 29.5% less likely to be literate
In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 87.5% as of 2018. In Haiti, it is 61.7% as of 2016.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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 34.6% more likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Haiti, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
be 36.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Haiti, that number is 39% of people on average (60% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 17.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Vanuatu, approximately 92% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 90% 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 26.1% less on education
Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Haiti spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 38.2% more on healthcare
Vanuatu spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Haiti, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 29.9% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 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
How big is Haiti compared to Vanuatu? See an in-depth size comparison.