Kenya vs Haiti

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

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

Widest indicator spreads · Kenya vs Haiti

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 (Kenya LMC vs Haiti LMC).

Demographics: Population (Kenya, 79% spread)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Indicator Kenya Haiti Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 149 328 2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.4% 3.2% 2023
Under-5 Mortality Rate 38.8 52.8 2024
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 17.6% 22.0% 2022

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

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

Indicator Kenya Haiti Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.0% 1.0% 2024
School Enrollment (Primary) 98.2% 184.0% 2023
Literacy Rate (Adult) 82.2% 68.0% 2000

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

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

Indicator Kenya Haiti Year
Electric Power Consumption 195 76 2024
Forest Area 6.2% 12.3% 2023
Freshwater Withdrawal 19.5% 11.1% 2022

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

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Kenya, 48% spread)

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

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

Social: Intentional Homicides (Haiti, 88% spread)

Indicator Kenya Haiti Year
Intentional Homicides 4.9 41.2 2022
Net Migration -19,781 -31,747 2024

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

How to read this Kenya vs Haiti comparison

Kenya (LMC, Sub-Saharan Africa) vs Haiti (LMC, Latin America & Caribbean) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 4.8x larger (56.4M vs 11.8M) and total GDP is 5.0x larger ($120.4B vs $24.3B). 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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Kenya vs Haiti figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LMC · WIDE scale band.