Haiti vs Kenya

Haiti
Latin America & Caribbean
Lower middle income
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Population
11.8M
GDP
$24.3B
Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Capital: Nairobi
Population
56.4M
GDP
$120.4B

POP 4.8x GDP 5.0x LE 1.3 yrs same-band LMC

Widest indicator spreads · Haiti vs Kenya

GDP Growth Rate189.8%Foreign Direct Investment95.7%Intentional Homicides88.2%Inflation (Consumer Pric…83.3%GDP (Current USD)79.9%Population79.1%Population Density77.4%Education Expenditure (%…76%
WIDE pair: the board is the GDP Growth Rate gap first (Haiti LMC vs Kenya LMC).

Demographics: Population (Kenya, 79% spread)

Indicator Haiti Kenya Year
Population 11.8M 56.4M 2024
Population Density 422.3 95.3 2023
Urban Population 55.0% 31.9% 2024
Population Ages 65+ 4.7% 3.0% 2024

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Haiti and Kenya profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP Growth Rate (Kenya, 190% spread)

Indicator Haiti Kenya Year
GDP Growth Rate -4.2% 4.7% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $20.0M $463.4M 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 26.9% 4.5% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $24.3B $120.4B 2024

3 closer economy rows sit on the Haiti and Kenya profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Kenya, 55% spread)

Indicator Haiti Kenya Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 328 149 2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.2% 4.4% 2023
Under-5 Mortality Rate 52.8 38.8 2024
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 22.0% 17.6% 2023

3 closer health rows sit on the Haiti and Kenya profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Kenya, 76% spread)

Indicator Haiti Kenya Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 1.0% 4.0% 2023
School Enrollment (Primary) 184.0% 98.2% 2016
Literacy Rate (Adult) 68.0% 82.2% 2017

3 closer education rows sit on the Haiti and Kenya profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Electric Power Consumption (Kenya, 61% spread)

Indicator Haiti Kenya Year
Electric Power Consumption 76 195 2022
Forest Area 12.3% 6.2% 2023
Freshwater Withdrawal 11.1% 19.5% 2022

2 closer environment rows sit on the Haiti and Kenya profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Kenya, 48% spread)

Indicator Haiti Kenya Year
Mobile Subscriptions 65.2 126.5 2022
Access to Electricity 51.3% 76.2% 2023
Internet Users 47.9% 35.0% 2024

1 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Haiti and Kenya profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Intentional Homicides (Haiti, 88% spread)

Indicator Haiti Kenya Year
Intentional Homicides 41.2 4.9 2023
Net Migration -31,747 -19,781 2024

4 closer social rows sit on the Haiti and Kenya profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Haiti vs Kenya comparison

Haiti (LMC, Latin America & Caribbean) vs Kenya (LMC, Sub-Saharan Africa) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 4.8x smaller (11.8M vs 56.4M) and total GDP is 5.0x smaller ($24.3B vs $120.4B). The gap board leads on GDP Growth Rate (~190% relative spread) across 40 indicators in 7 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Haiti vs Kenya figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LMC · WIDE scale band.