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Haiti vs United States: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Haiti
hti
Leads on 32 of 110 metrics
United States
usa
Leads on 67 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing Haiti and United States: Haiti leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (332,000) against United States (1.09); Haiti leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (20,030) against United States (2.17); United States leads on Heliports (8,130) against Haiti (2). Across 110 compared metrics, Haiti wins on 32 and United States wins on 67.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇭🇹 Haiti🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)39.26 %89.43 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 39% (2019 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score51.06 points65.49 points★
Radios415,000★575
Televisions38,000★219
WaterwaysNEGL; less than 100 km navigable41,009

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇭🇹 Haiti🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.05B $350.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars28.29B $32.95T $★
Coal Revenue00.2★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13.1 %★4.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.7 % of GDP16.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index40.792★
Electricity Consumption406.2★3.9
Electricity Exports09.7★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels82★70
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★7
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables014★
Electricity Imports072.72★
Electricity Installed Capacity332,000★1.09
Electricity Production1.024.1★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)3.49 USD per capita278.47 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient41.141.5★
Gross Fixed Investment28★12.9
Gross National Saving24.9★18.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-4.7 %3.25 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)26.9 %2.9 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)not available3.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption0767.6★
Natural Gas Exports089.7★
Natural Gas Imports086.15★
Natural Gas Production0772.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption12,000★19.15
Oil Exports01.92★
Oil Imports13,480★10.27
Oil Production09.69★
Oil Proved Reserves020.68★
Population Below Poverty Line58.5 people15.1 people★
Public Debt33.9★114.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-4.2 USD2.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption21,000★19.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports05.22★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports20,030★2.18
Refined Petroleum Products Production020.3★
Remittances18.9★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.68★0.04
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)65.11★
Taxes and Other Revenues18.2★12.18
Unemployment Rate15.1 %4.2 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇭🇹 Haiti🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)105,942-14.29M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.85★4.8
Contiguous Zone24★12
Continental Shelfto depth of exploitation;not specified;
Population Distributionfairly even distribution; largest concentrations located near coastal areaslarge urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country2.16 Cubic meters per year1,383 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources14.02★3.07

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇭🇹 Haiti🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization23.89 %★2.11 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)94.5394.67★
Agricultural land15,960 sq. km4.17M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)1,771 km19,924 km★
Dam capacity per capita24.53 cubic meters per inhabitant2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land800234,782★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇭🇹 Haiti🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country-2.04 %88.3 %★
Administrative Divisions1050★
Independence14★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇭🇹 Haiti🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.513.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.8 %NA
Hospital Bed Density4.8 people/sq km★2.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)328 %17 %★
Mean Age at First Birth22.427.5★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.7 %★36.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS150,000NA
Underweight Children Under 510.70.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇭🇹 Haiti🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)1,0001.40M★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇭🇹 Haiti🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Currently married (Percent)53.14 %★51.38 %
Human Capital Index0.450.72★
Life expectancy at birth69.83 years83.22 years★
Median age of population24.32 years38.79 years★
Population Change136,744.6 persons2.26M persons★
Population density436.67 per sq. km38.15 per sq. km★
Total population12.04M persons349.13M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.69★0.4
Birth Rate (%)20.76 %★10.75 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate34.3 %73.9 %★
Death Rate (%)7 %★8.76 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)1 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age3.29M persons78.56M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate5.28174.17★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.89 years11.07 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days183.4 days★
Major Urban Areas Population2.99 people18.94 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)172.64177.13★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligationmen and women 18-25 may volunteer for the FAdH (2023)17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.32 %★74.52 %
Physician Density0.29 people/sq km3.68 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.22 %★0.45 %
Population living in slums48.67 %★0.05 %
Total deaths88,352.1 persons★2.87M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)52.75 %65.73 %★
Total fertility rate2.54 per woman★1.61 per woman
Total net-migration-31,469.5 persons1.49M persons★
Under-five mortality rate54.27 per live births5.52 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇭🇹 Haiti🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.072.06★
Airports1716,116★
Civil Air Travel128,252★
Heliports28,130★

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